BJP Demands CBI Probe In "Illegal" Mining In Rajasthan
A BJP delegation also presented its inquiry report to the party chief after visiting the site of alleged illegal mining where a sadhu had set self on fire. New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday alleged the involvement of Rajasthan government ministers and officials in the suspected illegal mining in Bharatpur and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. A BJP delegation, including its general secretary Arun Singh, MP and former Mumbai commissioner Satya Pal Singh and MP and former Uttar Pradesh DGP Brij Lal, also presented its inquiry report to party president J P Nadda after visiting the site of alleged illegal mining where a sadhu had immolated himself during an anti-mining agitation. The sadhu, Vijay Das, had died a few days later on July 23 at a hospital in the national capital, following which the BJP formed the committee to look into the matter. Mr Nadda said the report exposes the "dismal state of affairs in Rajasthan and the rampant mining mafia raj". Arun Singh told report...