Mining baron wants CBI probe in Goa scam
October 7th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANSPanaji, Oct 7 (IANS) A major iron ore exporter and an Independent member of the Goa assembly has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-thousand crore scam which has rocked the state.
Anil Salgaonkar, a promoter of Salgaonkar Mining Industries (SMI) — one of the top six mining companies in Goa — made the demand while raising the issue of illegal mining during zero hour on the final day of the monsoon session of the assembly.
“I am personally ready for a CBI enquiry,” said Salgaonkar, an Independent member from Sanvordem assembly constituency.
Salgaonkar agreed to a CBI probe into Goa’s politician-bureaucrat-mining mafia nexus after he was accused by ruling Congress legislator Dayanand Narvekar of being a “vested interest” because of his background as a mining industry baron.
The Goa assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has unravelled a Rs.3,500 crore illegal mining racket in the state.
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