Modi govt on destructive path: Ramesh on river-linking projects in budget

Ramesh's remarks came soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2022-23 in Parliament

Congress leader on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government is on a "destructive path" as it talks of protecting the environment on the one hand but is promoting ecologically disastrous river-linking projects on the other.

His remarks came soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2022-23 in Parliament, giving a push to infrastructure projects.

"On the one hand, the Budget talks of climate action and protecting the environment. On the other, it pushes ecologically disastrous river-linking projects. Rhetoric sounds nice. But actions matter more. On that front, the Modi government is on a destructive path," he said on Twitter.

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Ramesh served as Environment Minister during the UPA government and is currently the chief whip of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha.

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