The Congress on Sunday claimed that the Modi government has tried to “weaken” a 2010 law meant for the protection of monuments and archaeological sites and that its determined resistance along with that of other parties has prevented this from happening so far.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X on the National Monuments Authority (NMA) having released draft heritage bylaws for one more Centrally protected monument in Bihar — the supposed site of the Palace of Asoka located in the State capital — for conservation and periphery development. He hailed it as great news.
In his post, Mr. Ramesh said, “The National Monuments Authority (NMA) was set up soon after Parliament passed the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act in March 2010.” This was a huge step forward for the protection of “our cultural heritage that is under constant threat”, he said.
