Exposing the former UPA Government, Union Minister of Environment, Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said that during the Ministry withheld several proposals regarding environmental clearance. While addressing the concluding session of the Global Investors' Summit (GIS), Javadekar said that in past 120 days, he had cleared 60 proposals related to power and mining sectors in Madhya Pradesh.
He further said that there have been such cases which did not need any review. However, the previous government did not consider to grant sanctions to the projects. "I don't know what the UPA government wanted by putting hurdles before every project," he added.He said that his Government is committed towards development by protecting environment. "We have also implemented some stringent laws towards cement manufacturing that need to be followed," he added.