BJP Team to Visit Rajasthan's Bharatpur to Prepare Report on Illegal Mining After Seer's Death
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP Team to Visit Rajasthan's Bharatpur to Prepare Report on Illegal Mining After Seer's Death

News 18  

A team of four BJP MPs will visit Bharatpur in Rajasthan to prepare a report on the alleged illegal mining there following the death of a seer who had set himself on fire in protest. A BJP statement said seers had been protesting for over 551 days against the illegal mining and that Vijay Das immolated himself due to the state government’s inaction to their demand. BJP president J P Nadda has condoled the death of Das and formed a four-member committee to visit the spot and prepare a report, it said. Its members are Arun Singh, who is the party general secretary in-charge of its affairs in the state, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Satya Pal Singh and Brij Lal.

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