Congress Flags 'National Security' Secrecy in Great Nicobar Port Project PPP Move

• Congress alleges Modi government is 'bulldozing' Great Nicobar project, citing national security for secrecy while pushing for private partnership.
• Jairam Ramesh shared a media report indicating the Galathea Bay ICTT project will be developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework.
• Ramesh claims the government is eyeing a specific private conglomerate, which already operates 13 ports, for the project.
• Concerns about 'disastrous ecological impacts' and flouting of environmental laws have led to petitions in Calcutta High Court and NGT.
• Sonia Gandhi previously called the project a 'planned misadventure' posing an 'existential danger' to indigenous tribes, a claim countered by Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav.

Why It Matters: Congress criticizes the Centre for using national security to hide details of the Great Nicobar project while pushing for private involvement.