Yogi administration gets breather with CAG indicting Akhilesh govt

State's exchequer incurred losses of Rs 1,000 cr due to illegal mining operations under SP rule

Under fire from multiple quarters over the deteriortating law and order condition in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath govt recieved a breather in the state legislative assembly as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled a report indicting the Samajwadi Party for financial irregularities.

The CAG report has pointed towards grave irregularities pertaining to mining operations that caused huge financial loss to the exchequer during the Samajwadi Party(SP) regime led by Akhilesh Yadav.

According to the report, the state’s exchequer incurred losses to the tune of Rs 1,000 cr due to illegal and unauthorised mining operations in the state during