New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav today strongly backed the Greater Nicobar Island Project, terming it a matter of "national importance," amid criticism by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who has described the initiative as a "misadventure" that should be scrapped.
Without directly naming the Congress leader, PM Modi shared an article penned by Minister Yadav on his social media platform X, stating that the project will "transform the region into a major hub of maritime and air connectivity in the Indian Ocean region."Modi said, "Union Minister Bhupender Yadav explains that the Great Nicobar Island Project, which is of strategic, defence and national importance, transforms the region...