MP from Gonda and chief of Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seems not to be over with the allegations. After being accused in the sexual harassment case by the wrestlers, Singh may now have to face another legal trouble.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on August 2 has formed a committee to find out the facts about allegations of illegal mining by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh.The NGT order reads, “Prima facie, the averments made in the application raise questions relating to the environment arising out of the implementation of the enactments specified in Schedule I to the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.”According to the sources, an applicant Raja Ram Singh before the court has alleged that Singh is involved in illegal mining. The allegation made by the applicant reads that Singh has been extracting almost 700 trucks of minerals every day which has caused damage to Patparganj Bridge and roads due to overloaded trucks.Replying to it, the court said that according to the allegations made by the applicant, it will be appropriate to constitute a committee, which will further proceed with the probe. The joint committee comprises the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control (UPPCB) and District Magistrate, Gonda.The NGT has also directed the committee to visit the site and look into grievances.“The Committee may particularly clarify compliance with Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016 and Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, 2020, including remediation/rehabilitation of mined areas and damage caused to the river Saryu,” said the NGT bench.
