A Doughty Crusader - Playing Politics On The Pretext Of Environment

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 2011

 

The point is worth illustrating. The last occasion Singh spoke publicly on the unending growth versus environment controversy was at a media interaction on September 6 last year. Asked about industry's fear of the rampaging minister for environment, Jairam Ramesh, the PM proffered what seemed a tangential answer. We have, he said, no intention of reverting to the licence-permit raj.

 

The answer was revealing. Having played a part in blunting the jagged edges of over-regulation, Singh was able to see the headline-grabbing actions of Ramesh for what they really are: a resuscitation of controls, using a ‘green' cover. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Swapan Dasgupta, The Telegraph, Kolkata.

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