Cong denies sanctioning of TN Sterlite project during UPA
The Congress on Thursday denied that the expansion of the Sterlite project in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin was sanctioned by the UPA-led centre in 2013. Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the UPA government had framed the rules which mandated that such an expansion required environment clearance based on public consultation. He further blamed the NDA government for abolishing these rules.