The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Tuesday claimed it has ‘hard evidence of illegal mining of coal and its transportation in Meghalaya and will be submitted to the government shortly.

State AITC leader,  Mukul Sangma said, “We have hard evidence and I will see whether or not they (government) act upon this issue. We will ensure that this whole illegality is stopped.” 

“They (Centre) cannot say they are insulated from the responsibility. They are equally responsible to protect the interest of the state and it is also a binding responsibility of any authority under the government,” Sangma argued.

He said what has been heard and seen in media reports about illegal mining of coal and its transportation is just the tip of the iceberg. 

In order to prove his claim, Sangma even played a video of “ongoing” illegal mining and loading of coal on his mobile phone before the reporters.

Meanwhile, the AITC leader also alleged that money earned from illicit coal mining is being used to fund insurgency across the state. On the demand for a CBI probe, he said people encouraging the illegal activities are unlikely to come up with evidence.

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