CM Soren says can halt Coal India’s ops, as it owes ₹1.5 lakh crore to state
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said if the opposition BJP supports him, he can stop functioning of Coal India Limited (CIL), which owes ₹1.5 lakh crore to the Jharkhand government, in the state.
Despite that, the Centre is auto-debiting huge funds from Jharkhand’s RBI account, Soren said in the assembly and attacked the central government for its alleged partisan approach towards non-BJP-ruled states.
“If the main opposition party (BJP) supports, I can make a decision to stop the work of Coal India. It owes ₹1.5 lakh crore to the state.
“When we raise the issue, some central minister comes and the CIL pays ₹50 crore or ₹100 crore. So far, only ₹300 crore has been received,” the chief minister said during the last day of the Monsoon session of the assembly.
