Influential politicians,ministers involved in mining scam: PAC

The report recommended that an agency like CBI be asked to investigate into illegal mining nexus.

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Panaji | October 4, 2011 11:11 PM IST

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Indicting the Goa government for the mining scam,the state assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is understood to have said there is reasonable doubt prevails that influential politicians,including ministers,and those close to the power are deeply involved in it.

The report recommended that an independent agency like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Lokayukta be asked to investigate into illegal mining nexus being carried out in connivance of local politicians,bureaucrats of the Mines and Forest departments and police force.

PAC sources said the report,which would be tabled on the floor of the House tomorrow or on October 7,has not named name any politician except Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Deshprabhu.

The committee did not go into complete details of the individual mining violations except a few who are involved but said “reasonable doubt prevails that influential politicians including ministers and those close to power are deeply involved”.

The report of the PAC,chaired by leader of the

opposition Manohar Parrikar,has said locals in the mining belt were very vocal in naming the nexus between politicians,police and officials of forest and mines department.

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