Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav, intensifying his attack on the Great Nicobar Island Development Project. Ramesh claims environmental clearances relied on “grossly inadequate” studies and says crucial reports were withheld from public scrutiny, questioning the credibility of the EIA process amid the project’s momentum.
Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh hailed senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi in glowing terms as the party held a function to “welcome Khera back” after bail. Speaking at Indira Bhawan with Legal and Media Department office-bearers, Ramesh credited Singhvi’s sharp legal work, while the event underscored the party’s focus on Khera’s release.
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Congress has accused the Modi government of stalling the caste census, saying no details have been released even a year after the exercise was announced. Jairam Ramesh claimed Modi is “clearly” trying to delay the enumeration, citing prior government resistance to caste counting and highlighting recent comments by the Prime Minister as evidence.
Union parliamentary minister Kiren Rijiju hit back at Congress MP Jairam Ramesh after 73 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs submitted a fresh notice to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing “proven misbehaviour.” Rijiju said constitutional authorities cannot be intimidated and pointed to India’s independent judiciary, framing the dispute as an attempt to pressure electoral governance.
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