By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday alleged a coal rip-off of Rs 6,000 crore in Gujarat wherein coal intended for small and medium trade used to be diverted to industries in different states and demanded a time-bound investigation by means of a siting pass judgement on of the Superb Courtroom.
The opposition birthday celebration stated the probe must examine the position of all of the 4 leader ministers of Gujarat within the ultimate 14 years when the alleged rip-off came about.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi demanded solutions from High Minister Narendra Modi at the “lacking” 60 lakh tonnes of coal.
“60 lakh tonnes of coal ‘lacking’! Will the High ‘Buddy’ Minister say the rest in this coal rip-off,” Gandhi requested in a tweet in Hindi.
He cited a information file alleging that 60 lakh tonnes of coal used to be lacking in Gujarat, terming it a Rs 6000 crore rip-off.
“We call for {that a} time sure investigation must be constituted underneath the sitting pass judgement on of Superb Courtroom. This investigation must examine involvement of all of the 4 leader ministers of Gujarat from 2008 until date (Narendra Modi, Anandiben Patel, Vijay Rupani and BhupendraBhai Patel) on this Rs 6,000 crore rip-off,” Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh instructed newshounds.
He alleged {that a} coal rip-off of Rs 6,000 crore has come to gentle in Gujarat, wherein within the ultimate 14 years, as an alternative of giving coal to the small and medium degree industries of the state, businesses of the Gujarat govt have offered it to the industries of different states at a better worth.
He alleged that coal extracted from quite a lot of mines of Coal India didn’t succeed in the industries for which it used to be extracted.
In ultimate 14 years, 60 lakh tonnes of coal were despatched from the mines of Coal India within the title of investors and small industries of Gujarat, the Congress chief alleged and stated its moderate worth is Rs 1,800 crore at Rs 3,000 according to tonne, however as an alternative of marketing it to investors and industries, it’s been offered in different states at a worth of Rs 8,000 to ten,000/tonne.
Vallabh stated it’s attention-grabbing to notice that Narendra Modi (Leader Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014) used to be additionally maintaining the price of Business, Mines and Minerals Division of Executive of Gujarat (December 2007 to December 2012) and then Vijay Rupani (August 2016 to September 2021) and Bhupendra Patel (Sept 2021 until date) additionally saved the Business, Mines and Minerals Division of Executive of Gujarat with them.
He requested why within the ultimate 14 years, when this rip-off came about, for greater than 10 years the manager minister of Gujarat used to be additionally maintaining price of Business, Mines and Minerals division.
“Is that this an insignificant twist of fate or an experiment,” he requested.
“ED, SFIO, Source of revenue Tax, FIU and different businesses must sign up a case and examine in this Rs 6,000 Crore rip-off as it’s conceivable that the businesses (SNA) have created faux expenses for this sport and avoided Source of revenue Tax, Gross sales Tax and GST,” Vallabh demanded.
The Congress chief stated the UPA Executive had formulated a coverage in 2007 to offer just right high quality coal at inexpensive charges to the small industries around the nation.
Underneath this coverage, coal is extracted each and every month from West Coal Box and South-East Coal Box of Coal India for Small and Medium Industries of Gujarat.
He stated the industries within the title of which coal used to be extracted from Coal India within the paperwork didn’t succeed in the ones industries.
“Why most effective few personal businesses have been appointed as state nominated company yr after yr while in different states respective departments of state governments have been doing the duty assigned to the nominated company,” Vallabh additionally requested.