Hitting out at senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that those raising objections to the draft environment impact assessment, EIA notification are the same people who took big decisions without consultations when they were in power.
Speaking to media on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi today, Mr Javadekar questioned their protest against the draft saying it is not final notification.
The Minister said, it was kept for public consultation for an extended period of 150 days because of COVID-19.
He said, Government has received thousands of suggestions which it welcomed and will consider them.
He added that then Government will take a call and come out with final draft. Mr Javadekar said, some people jumping just on the draft is not fair practice.
Gandhi yesterday had said that EIA 2020 draft is a disaster and it seeks to silence the voice of communities who will be directly impacted by the environmental degradation it unleashes.
The Congress leader also called for its withdrawal, saying it will lead to further environmental destruction.
