Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his assertion at the Conference of Parties (COP-28) Summit that India struck a balance between ecology and economy, the Congress on Friday accused Mr. Modi of following the principle of “maximum global talk, minimum local walk”.
In a statement, Congress general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh said, “This is yet another of his trademark falsehoods”.
Mr. Ramesh, who was a former Union Minister for Environment, accused the Modi government of making the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 “completely hollow with a 2023 amendment”.