In the backdrop of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh ordering a crackdown on mining mafia, Punjab president of Aam Aadmi Party and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on Saturday advised him to visit the most sand mafia-affected areas from Pathankot to Dera Bassi to know the exact situation of illegal mining.
In a statement issued here, Mann said the areas adjoining hills are affected and the CM should take action against the people involved in illegal mining in these areas as well.
Mann said earlier the kins of Akali leaders were involved in illegal mining and after the formation of Congress government in state, the Congress leaders have taken charge of it. He claimed that hundreds of stone crushers can be seen working on the banks of river Ghaggar, Satluj, and Beas without any interruption. “The people of these areas are being threatened by mafia for raising voice against them,” he alleged.