Stepping up the attack on Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over the alleged 45 thousand crore rupees mines allocation scam, Congress today sought CAG and CVC's intervention and also a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe.<br/><br/> Alleging massive scam into the allocation of 653 mines without auction by the Raje government, the party sought her sacking. Congress also said that the incident has once again unmasked the double face of BJP on the issue of corruption and questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on it.<br/><br/>A delegation of Congress comprising of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC chief Sachin Pilot, CLP leader Rameshwar Dudhi and AICC Communication department in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala today met the Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Comptroller and Auditor General and handed over separate memoranda in this regard. They alleged that 1 lakh bighas of land with mineral value of up to 2 lakh crore rupees was given away without auction as part of the allocation of 653 mines.
News On AIR | October 14, 2015 8:09 PM
Cong seeks Raje's ouster in 'Rs 45,000 Cr scam' in mines allocation