New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's directive putting the Centre's proposed redefinition of the Aravalli range under closer judicial scrutiny, calling it a significant setback to what it described as the Modi government's attempt to open the ecologically fragile region to mining, real estate and other commercial activities.
Reacting to the order, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the court's intervention had provided a "temporary respite" and a "flicker of hope" for the protection of one of north India's oldest mountain systems. However, he cautioned that sustained public and political resistance would be necessary to prevent what he termed as continued "machinat...