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Sukhbir Badal warns district officials for facilitating illegal mining and collection of goonda tax

Mohali, Dec 11 (UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal warned on Wednesday that civil and police officials helping local minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and other Congress leaders to indulge in illegal mining as well as collection of ‘goonda tax’ would be proceeded against as per law once a SAD-BJP government was formed in the State.
Addressing a massive dharna against ‘goonda tax’ and illegal mining in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, the SAD President said all sand mining activities occurring in Mohali were illegal as no mines were operational in the district in government books. He said though mines had been auctioned and mining was being done, the same had not been given government clearances till now. “This means all mining occurring in Mohali is illegal and officers who are not taking action against the same will be punished as per law when the SAD-BJP forms a government in the State”.
Mr Badal also warned the district police that it should not protect Congress goons who were collecting goonda tax from all tractor trollies ferrying earth and from trucks carrying gravel. He said cost of one truck of sand had doubled from Rs 12,000 per truck earlier to Rs 22,000 per truck hurting the interests of the common man. Mr Badal said in addition goonda tax of Rs 5,000 per truck was being levied which was being facilitated by police officials. He urged the people not to pay this tax and oppose the same boldly, saying he would personally come to the spot if needed to stop this practice.
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