Eminent Gandhian and Environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been selected for the 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize
A pioneer of the Chipko Movement for which he was also awarded the
Magsaysay Award in 1982, Mr. Bhatt was given the Padma Bhushan by UPA-I
in 2005.
The decision was taken by the jury headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Other jury members were Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam, the Leader
of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha member
Karan Singh and former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
The UPA II Govt made the announcement on Friday Feb 28,2014
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