Monkeys creating a menace for MPs in Lutyens' zone, pilgrimage sites

Several members of the Lok Sabha on Thursday spoke of a monkey menace, both in the Lutyens’ zone, where they have their official bungalows, as well as at pilgrimage sites. During the Zero Hour, Mathura MP Hema Malini said her constituents, particularly in Vrindavan, faced this situation. She said sterilisation attempts had made monkeys “violent”, and suggested that a monkey safari be set up there. Lok Janshakti Party MP Chirag Paswan said monkey terror in the Lutyens’ zone was such that children could not play outdoors. “And all this is happening as we destroyed their homes (forests). Now they have