Rahul Gandhi reaches Great Nicobar, says he made it despite administration’s efforts to stop him
Rahul Gandhi visited Great Nicobar Island to meet with local Nicobarese community leaders regarding their concerns about a major infrastructure project. Despite initial refusals from the local administration, he fulfilled his promise to listen to their issues. The project has raised fears among locals about losing access to their ancestral lands and forests.
- ▪Rahul Gandhi met with Nicobarese community leaders to discuss their concerns about a ₹92,000 crore infrastructure project.
- ▪He stated that he made it to the island despite the administration's efforts to prevent his visit.
- ▪The local tribal council has expressed anxiety over the project and its implications for their ancestral lands.
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) visited Great Nicobar Island and met with local Nicobarese community leaders at Rajiv Nagar in Campbell Bay, who explained their concerns and fears about the Union government’s ₹92,000 crore mega infrastructure project.Mr. Gandhi’s visit to Nicobar comes weeks after a delegation from the island visited him in New Delhi to raise their issues with the way the Union government is proceeding with the “holistic development” project, the draft master plan for which envisions it as a tourism-reliant economy by 2055. Great Nicobar Project: Draft plan to ‘relocate’ affected Nicobarese families creates confusionFulfilling a promiseAddressing the attendees at the community hall in Rajiv Nagar, Mr.
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