Excelsior Correspondent
SUCHETGARH, June 1: AAP leader and DDC Suchetgarh member, Taranjit Singh Tony here today alleged that J&K Government’s Mining Department is hand in glove with mining mafia and is involved in open loot of UT’s resources.
While inaugurating the road work in Suchetgarh, Tony said that recent botched up auction of mining blocks was testimony to the fact that Mining Department is fully involved in gross misconduct of affairs and has shown lopsided attitude giving benefit to mafia and ignoring the plights of genuine bidders.
He alleged that the auction process by Mining Department was purposefully foiled to usurp the minimum amount.
Talking about mineral Mafia ruling the roost by open loot of minerals, he said that BJP government has given a long rope to this mafia to act on its whims and fancies as no authority has the will or power to keep a check on it.
“The contractors and the mining mafias are also ruling the roost with no succor for the common man as costs of building material has crossed all the limits,” he maintained.
Tony appealed to the Union Home Minister for intervening into the matter to ensure transparency and accountability to stop the wrongdoing and give respite to the genuine bidders from J&K as big fishes from outside the UT are hell-bent to snatch the genuine share of the locals of J&K.
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