Ranchi, July 16 -- The Congress on Thursday rejected BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi's allegations over Jharkhand's mining sector, accusing the BJP of promoting a mining model that favoured corporate interests at the cost of forests and tribal communities.
Addressing a press conference, Jharkhand Congress spokesperson Akhtar Ali said the Hemant Soren-led government was committed to sustainable development and the protection of jal, jungle and zameen, unlike the BJP's approach of indiscriminate mining.
Ali alleged that the Centre's policies governed the allocation and auction of major mineral and coal blocks and claimed the state government had approached the Supreme Court to protect environmentally sensitive forest are...