dditional Chief Secretary Subodh Agarwal claimed, "In Pratapgarh, the allotment was done in a transparent manner. There was no scope for any mistake. The government will get higher royalty from marble."
According to Singh’s election affidavit, the MLA has listed 15 pending cases against him. He was reportedly arrested twice in 2013 and 2015 on charges of illegal transportation of iron ore.
The Enforcement Directorate sources said the agency will now identify properties and assets created by the accused with the money earned through illegal licences and will proceed to attach these properties.
CBI sources have reportedly said that during Akhilesh Yadav's tenure as mining minister, 14 leases were granted in Hamirpur without e-tenders in violation of an Allahabad High Court order