# Prakash Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was appointed the Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change on 29 May 2014.

## Quotes

* This is a machine and anything can go wrong with it.
** Responding to allegations that an inferior rath was given to Rajnath Singh for his rath-yatra, as quoted in "Rajnath Singh will get new rath: BJP", Rediff (8 April 2006)
* If the government is convinced that he is innocent and that he has been a victim of mistaken identity, it should move ahead to save him.
** On the Sarabjit Singh case, as quoted in "Use diplomacy to save Sarabjit, Oppn to PM", Rediff (10 March 2006)
* Do you expect teachers to draw on the blackboard, how to wear a condom? This would be surely embarrassing to our teachers. The curriculum must be changed to suit Indian conditions.
** On a new sex education course, as quoted in "Sex education runs into trouble", BBC News (22 August 2007)
* We have to reduce our carbon emissions. But I have not created the carbon emission problems, which have been done by others. But I am not into any blame game. The issue is that I have a right to grow. India and developing countries have the right to grow. These are the emerging economies. To that end, we need to grow. Our net emission may increase.
** On India's carbon emissions, as quoted in "India's Carbon Emission may Increase as it Grows: Javadekar, The New Indian Express (18 June 2014)
* Historical responsibility is a fact. It cannot be wished away. We are just 2.4 percent of the world's historical emissions.
** On the carbon emissions of post-industrial nations compared to India's, as quoted in "India says rich world has responsibility to curb climate change", Reuters (24 August 2015)
* We have opened a new chapter of hope in the lives of 7 billion people on the planet. We have [the planet] on loan from future generations. We have today reassured these future generations that we will all together … give them a better earth.
** On the Paris Agreement, as quoted in "Factbox: World reacts to new climate accord", Reuters (12 December 2015)
* No country allows such slogans anywhere in the world. Show me a country and give me some reasons to allow such things. This is never allowed and should not be allowed.
** On the allegations that some JNU students shouted anti-national slogans, as quoted in "Slogans at JNU 'trigger' to violence: Javadekar", Business Standard (17 February 2016)
* Innovation is a process of rebellion essentially. Unless you rebel, unless you challenge the status quo, how can you innovate anything
** as quoted in "Students should rebel, challenge status quo to innovate, says Prakash Javadekar", Times of India (07 July 2016)
* Why do we lack innovation in India? Because, we don't allow questioning. We don't promote inquisitiveness. If a child asks questions in school, he is asked to sit down. This should not go on. We need to promote inquisitiveness, children should ask questions
** as quoted in "Students should rebel, challenge status quo to innovate, says Prakash Javadekar", Times of India (07 July 2016)
* We condemn the attack on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this.
** About the arrest of Arnab Goswami, who was arrested and put into jail in November 2020
** Prakash Javadekar · Nov 4, 2020·Twitter