September 19, 2024

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There was once no drama, no ministerial tamasha previous: Jairam Ramesh takes swipe at government over ‘Operation Ganga’

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday took a swipe on the govt over the evacuation of Indian nationals from war-hit Ukraine, announcing there was once no drama or ministerial ‘tamasha’ when other people had been introduced again from Libya, Lebanon and the Gulf previously.

“PM bragged evacuation from Ukraine presentations energy of self-proclaimed ‘New India’. Executive of India prior to 2014, with out fanfare and PR, evacuated over 15000 Indians from Libya (2011), about 2300 from Lebanon (2006) and virtually 170000 from Gulf (1990). There was once no drama, no ministerial tamasha,” he stated on Twitter.

The federal government has despatched 4 of its ministers in a foreign country to coordinate evacuation of Indians from Ukraine.

Quite a lot of ministers have additionally been deputed to welcome Indian scholars on their go back again house.

Ramesh additionally hit out at High Minister Narendra Modi on his declare of rate legislation in non-public clinical faculties, announcing the Status Committee of Parliament analyzing the Nationwide Clinical Fee Invoice in December 2017 advisable no less than 50 p.c seats in non-public clinical faculties will have to have regulated charges.

“Really odd what our PM will get away with! He now says 50% of seats in non-public clinical faculties may have regulated charges. The unique Nationwide Clinical Fee Invoice presented in December 2017 proposed such legislation for at maximum 40% of seats…The Status Committee in March 2018 advisable for a minimum of 50%. Ultimate Act that got here into impact in August 2019 dropped no less than however saved 50%. What’s the PM now claiming credit score for,” the Congress chief requested.