It is not a closed chapter. The UDF government will continue discussions with the concerned communities on the issue and will find a solution.

Karat had first said that he would react after the full report of the CAG comes out. It is now a few weeks and there has been no reaction from him.

If there is a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt.

There never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it. Governance is about taking tough, even unpopular, decisions.

WTO is not the forum for labour standards. Next, the U.S. will argue the time zone difference is an unfair competitive advantage enjoyed by India that enables our software engineers to work while the Americans sleep.

We have no reluctance to sue the federal government. Our involvement will be based on how we feel about the legal analysis and whether we think there is value added to having Vermont's name on it.