Meghalaya: TMC Demands Judicial Intervention To Put An End To Illegal Coal Trade In State

The opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Meghalaya has demanded judicial intervention to end illegal coal mining and transportation issues in the state. The TMC accused the government of trying to cover up the illegal activities.

Judiciary Only Hope To Put An End To Illegal Coal Trade: TMC

TMC Vice-President George B Lyngdoh said, “The government’s denial is not surprising at all because we have seen that the government has tried to cover up and even invoke the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act or MMDR on several occasions to justify the coal that was confiscated and provide a legal route for confiscated coal to be transported from the state.”

“The government is bound to deny because their hands are so deep in it. It is not shocking that the Deputy Chief Minister, or any other minister for that matter, previously denied even when their hands were clearly tied. They even denied it on the Assembly floor, despite the fact that they were openly using parts of the MMDR to permit the transportation of coal,” he added.

The TMC maintained that the only way to end illegal coal mining in Meghalaya is through judicial intervention.