Rahul never ever told me what to do: former environment minister Jairam Ramesh

January 30, 2015 14:53

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who was the Environment Minister before Jayanthi Natarajan, today rubbished her allegations about Rahul Gandhi's interference in the ministry's work as "not just completely unfair but also preposterously baseless."

In a statement, Ramesh said, "As Jayanthi Natarajan's immediate predecessor for slightly over 25 months, I can say with all honesty that at no point of time did Rahul Gandhi ever tell me, directly or indirectly, what to do or what not to do in the discharge of my ministerial responsibilities.

"Her allegations against him are not just completely unfair but also preposterously baseless." Ramesh's statement came after Natarajan quit the Congress party, claiming that she followed directions of Rahul Gandhi on green nod to projects but was "vilified, humiliated and sidelined" by central leadership.

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