“What other options are we left with? We approached everyone and everyone kicked us around like a football. When Congress was out of power, they promised to stop the felling of trees if they formed the government. Then they came to power and the tree-felling continued. Those in power now (the Bharatiya Janata Party) had made the same promise, and they too have reneged on it. Where do we go now? We will not leave the forest even if we end up paying with our lives.”