Ban On Endosulfan: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Says Govt Sensitive To Concerns, Slams V S Achuthanandan
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 5,
May 2011
A visibly agitated Ramesh also lashed out at Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan , who is leading an anti- Endosulfan campaign, saying "Achuthanandan and company" has taken a "holier than thou" attitude on the issue and questioned the state government's inaction against the "perpetrators" of the "genocide" of its own people in Kasargod district.
Kerala's Kasargod district has reported one of the most severe incidents of Endosulfan poisoning.
Referring to the Stockholm convention that concluded last week, Ramesh said that for the first time India has said that it will ban Endosulfan which showed the sensitivity of the UPA government to the issue. Read the full report here.
Source: Economic Times, New Delhi.
