Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, alleging that it had effectively “sold” the Union Ministry of Mining and Petroleum to Serajuddin and Co. in 1956.
According to documents posted by Dubey, Serajuddin and Co., a prominent mining company in the mid-20th century, was particularly known for securing lucrative leases on manganese ore.
Sharing documents related to the incident on ‘X’, the BJP MP alleged that K.D. Malaviya, who was the then Mining minister, was investigated by Supreme Court’s judge Justice SK Das. He stated that Malaviya went to jail in 1977 in a case related to the Mumbai High oil scam; however, it was withdrawn by the Congress government itself in 1980.
“Rahul Gandhi’s party’s exploits are unparalleled,