‘EIA 2020 Draft Must Be Withdrawn To Stop Loot Of The Nation,’ Rahul Gandhi Launches Fresh Attack At Centre

Indian National Congress (INC) on EIA 2020: Taking to his Twitter handle on Monday morning, the former president of Indian National Congress (INC) said that the objective of the draft EIA 2020 is clear – ‘Loot Of The Nation’.

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Indian National Congress (INC) on EIA 2020: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday morning slammed the Centre over the Environment Impact Assessment Notification Draft 2020 and alleged that the move is aimed to rob the resources of the country and demanded that it should be withdrawn.

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Taking to his Twitter handle on Monday morning, the former president of Indian National Congress (INC) said that the objective of the draft EIA 2020 is clear – ‘Loot Of The Nation’. This is another terrible example of what the BJP government has been doing for its ‘suit-boot’ allies who have robbed the resources of the country. He demanded that the draft must be withdrawn stop “loot of the nation” and “environmental destruction” “EIA 2020 draft must be withdrawn to stop #LootOfTheNation and environmental destruction,” he tweeted.

EIA2020 ड्राफ़्ट का मक़सद साफ़ है - #LootOfTheNation

यह एक और ख़ौफ़नाक उदाहरण है कि भाजपा सरकार देश के संसाधन लूटने वाले चुनिंदा सूट-बूट के ‘मित्रों’ के लिए क्या-क्या करती आ रही है। EIA 2020 draft must be withdrawn to stop #LootOfTheNation and environmental destruction. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 10, 2020

Earlier on Sunday, In a Facebook post using the hashtag 'WithdrawEIA2020', Gandhi slammed the government over the EIA, 2020, draft, saying it is not only "disgraceful", but "dangerous". "Not only does it have the potential to reverse many of the hard fought gains that have been won over the years in the battle to protect our environment, it could potentially unleash widespread environmental destruction and mayhem across India," he said. The draft EIA notification, which involves procedure of issuing environmental clearances to various projects, was issued by the Environment Ministry in March this year and public suggestions were invited.