Delhi CM Sidesteps Jairam Ramesh's Remarks On Akshardham Temple

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

"I do not know in what context Ramesh spoke. However, the decision to give the clearance was taken by the then NDA government and the permission was given by the authorities," Dikshit told reporters here on Saturday.

She was responding to the statement by Ramesh on Friday that the temple was constructed on the Yamuna river bed without mandatory environment clearance. Read the full report here.

Source: The Times of India, New Delhi.

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