The Lok Satta Party demanded, on Wednesday, that the Government cancel all irregular mining leases, including the one granted to Saraswati Power and Industries.
Party Working President D V V S Varma said that a committee could be set up to review all the mining leases to zero in on the irregularly allotted ones. He also added that successive governments had allowed the political mafia to plunder natural resources.
Varma said that the government awards mining leases through the international competitive bidding to ensure transparency, ward off nepotism and corruption, and maximise revenue.
He said the government should ensure justice to displaced people, and that the interests of future generations must not suffer because of indiscriminate mining.
Varma added that Lok Satta Party offices all over the State would hoist the National Tricolour to mark Telangana Liberation Day on September 17th.
Courtesy: INN
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