Congress alleges Rs 6,000 crore coal scam in Gujarat, seeks time-bound SC probe
India Today
The Congress has alleged a Rs 6,000 coal scam in Gujarat and sought a time-bound probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court.
The Congress has alleged a coal scam of Rs 6,000 crore in Gujarat, saying that coal meant for small and medium industries was diverted to industries in other states. The Congress demanded a time-bound probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court.
The opposition party said the probe should investigate the role of all the four chief ministers of Gujarat in the last 14 years when the alleged scam happened.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the "missing" 60 lakh tonnes of coal. "60 lakh tonnes of coal 'missing'! Will the Prime 'Friend' Minister say anything on this coal scam," Gandhi asked in a tweet in Hindi.
He cited a news report alleging that 60 lakh tonnes of coal was missing in Gujarat, terming it a Rs 6000 crore scam.
"We demand that a time-bound investigation should be constituted under the sitting judge of Supreme Court. This investigation should investigate the involvement of all the four chief ministers of Gujarat from 2008 till date in this Rs 6,000 crore scam," Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh told reporters.
He alleged that a coal scam of Rs 6,000 crore has come to light in Gujarat, whereby in the last 14 years, instead of giving coal to the small and medium level industries of the state, agencies of the Gujarat government have sold it to the industries of other states at a higher price.
He alleged that coal extracted from various mines of Coal India did not reach the industries for which it was extracted.
