India, Feb. 25 -- Roadblock with political purpose, inauguration to proceed, counters Union minister

The ongoing clash between the Union government and the Bengal government, escalating in the run-up to the upcoming national election, has now incorporated environment as a pivotal point of contention.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kalyani, West Bengal, set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25, 2024, is reportedly functioning without obtaining the mandatory environmental clearance (EC), as per officials from the state pollution control board.

The hospital is set to be inaugurated by PM Modi virtually on February 25 afternoon in presence of West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and sever...