Former UPA minister Jayanthi Natarajan to quit Congress, blames Rahul Gandhi for exit
Posted January 30th, 2015, 10:34 AM IST
New Delhi: In another blow to Congress, former UPA Minister Jayanthi Natarajan is set to quit the Congress today, after sending a hard-hitting letter to party president Sonia Gandhi.
According to reports, Natarajan has alleged of being "wrongly vilified" and "defamed" in the media by sections of the party.
In her lengthy letter, Natarajan stated that as Environment Minister, she received "specific requests" from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on environmental clearances. She said she took care to honour those requests. Some of them listed were Vedanta, and Nirma cement project.
She also alleged that she had become a victim of a "vicious, false and motivated" media campaign by particular, chosen individuals in the party after Rahul Gandhi shifted from his pro-environmental position to a corporate-friendly one.
She reportedly sent the letter to Sonia Gandhi in November. Natarajan was sacked as Environment minister three months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
According to reports, Natarajan has alleged of being "wrongly vilified" and "defamed" in the media by sections of the party.
In her lengthy letter, Natarajan stated that as Environment Minister, she received "specific requests" from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on environmental clearances. She said she took care to honour those requests. Some of them listed were Vedanta, and Nirma cement project.
She also alleged that she had become a victim of a "vicious, false and motivated" media campaign by particular, chosen individuals in the party after Rahul Gandhi shifted from his pro-environmental position to a corporate-friendly one.
She reportedly sent the letter to Sonia Gandhi in November. Natarajan was sacked as Environment minister three months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
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