Rajasthan CM calls out Congress, Aravalli mines under fire

The current Rajasthan boss just unloaded on his predecessor over the Aravalli mountains. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma slammed former CM Ashok Gehlot and the Congress party, accusing them of plundering the region's stones and sand. He questioned who altered the Aravalli's official definition years ago and how many mining leases were approved under their watch, vowing no further tampering with the range.

Sharma called Congress leaders rumormongers, linking their past criticism of the Citizenship Amendment Act to what he sees as their current falsehoods about the constitution and state intelligence. He asserted no infiltrators would be permitted to remain. Taking a personal dig, he labeled Gehlot a fading Twitter master whose political magic is spent. This clash follows a recent directive from the national environment ministry for a total ban on new mining leases across the entire Aravalli range, from Delhi to Gujarat, to preserve its geological integrity.

The ministry ordered the identification of more no-mining zones based on ecological studies and tasked experts with creating a sustainable mining management plan. This plan, which must assess environmental damage and outline restoration, will be opened for public feedback.