BJP objected to auction of coal fields, says coal minister
The government reiterated today that when it had suggested allocating mines through an auction, a series of states, some of them governed by the BJP, had objected, arguing that this would push coal prices up and adversely impact industrial development in their states. "Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal... they all aggressively resisted a bidding process," said Coal Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal.
