"The Sena has a long track record of politicising issues. This is the same Shiv Sena which had vowed to throw the Enron project into the Arabian Sea in 1993. But when it came to power in 1995, it went out of its way to give approval (to the project)," said Ramesh.
He condoled the villager's death in police firing at Sakhri Nate village near Jaitapur and said the incident was deeply anguishing. "I have been pained by what has happened and I hope we can go back to discussing these issues in a peaceful way," he said. "There is a form of democratic protest which we must all accept and acknowledge. But firing and people dying is unacceptable in a democracy."
He said the situation in Jaitapur has to be brought under control by the Maharashtra government and the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) does not enter into the picture. "It is the duty of the state government and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to improve public confidence and trust and address compensation issues. You cannot use environmental clearance as a shoulder to fight your battles. So, it is unfair to blame the MoEF." Read the full report here.
Source: Times News Network, Mumbai.
