New Delhi, February 24: Admitting that there might have been differences between him and former special envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said bureaucracy cannot decide policies as it was ultimately the minister who had to face Parliament.
“The differences might have been over style or how one approaches the problem, but I was not aware of them. I am a political personality, he (Saran) is a bureaucrat,” Ramesh said during an interaction with women journalists here.
“But ultimately I was sure of one thing that I have to answer questions in Parliament. So whatever I do or say I would ultimately have to go to Parliament. That is the reality,” said adding, “we tried to work together as far as it was possible”.
“It is my job to set the policy. Bureaucracy cannot dictate policies.
–Agencies