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CHENNAI: Some members of parliament (MP) from across party lines have pledged to eat vegan on World Environment Day, June 5, forgoing meat, dairy, and other animal-derived foods.
The participating MPs are Maneka Gandhi, MP from Pilibhit; Shafiqur Rahman Barq, MP from Sambhal; Bellana Chandra Sekhar, MP from Vizianagaram; Ajay Bhatt, MP from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar; Anuradha Chinta, MP from Amalapuram; Sunita Duggal, MP from Sirsa; Vijay Hansdak, MP from Rajmahal; and Kaushal Kishore, MP from Mohan Lalganj.
“I’m delighted to join PETA India’s green initiative by eating vegan on World Environment Day. Just by eating more plants over animal-derived foods, we can fight climate change and other environmental effects with simple diet change,” says MP Anuradha Chinta.