Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the “mining mafia” was flourishing across the State and the State government seems to be in deep slumber on the serious issue.
“Illegal mining in Bhiwani’s Dadam took the lives of two more people recently after five labourers died earlier this year. Despite this, no action has been taken against the mafia till date. The families of the workers and employees of the accident in the mining sector should get compensation, one job and justice,” he said.
Mr. Hooda said it is the result of giving a free hand to the mafia that they are doing mining fearlessly even after the lives of taking so many people. “On January 1, five people had lost their lives due to illegal mining in Dadam. Even then, the government neither acceded to the demand for a CBI inquiry under the supervision of the High Court nor did it take any action in recovering the ₹7.5–crore fine imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the mining companies,” he alleged.
