Jairam Ramesh demands the withdrawal of Nicobar forest clearances (File photo).

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh wrote to Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Wednesday and alleged that the rights of the tribal community under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, were violated in the case of the Great Nicobar Island Project , and sought ‘credible, remedial action’ immediately.

Rebutting the Centre’s claims in a ‘Great Nicobar Project FAQ’ issued on May 1, which stated that all statutory procedures and policy safeguards for tribal protection were duly complied, Ramesh called these claims “entirely false”.…