NDA has put fear of God in social movements: Jairam Ramesh.
In ‘Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature’, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has attempted to cast Indira Gandhi in a new light, as an environmentalist who was content in the midst of nature.
When I was environment minister, I was informed about Indira Gandhi’s contribution to preserving the environment.
There have been many biographies chronicling the life of Indira Gandhi, but nobody has focused on her as an individual.
She depended on a few selected friends — Salim Ali, Billy Arjan Singh, Duleep Matthai, and her officials.
If there is one figure who influenced her the most, it was Salim Ali.
During Mrs Gandhi’s tenure, she halted projects that threatened the environment.
Indira Gandhi was the first and last prime minister whose head and heart was committed to the environment, I have no hesitation in saying this.
All social movements have been suspect in the last three years, the fear of God has been put into them.
Today the voice of civil society has been completely muted.