India, May 4 -- The Congress on Sunday flagged in detail concerns related to ecology, tribal rights, transparency and security, over the Great Nicobar project, and asserted that these considerations must be debated in a parliamentary forum.

The Opposition party claimed that the Modi Government is "rattled" and in damage control mode after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visited Great Nicobar last week.

In a statement, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The Modi Government, clearly in damage control mode after the hugely impactful visit of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to Great Nicobar on April 28, 2026, issued a press note on the Great Nicob...