BRS seeks judicial probe into alleged Rs 1,600 cr 'Singareni coal scam'

BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into an alleged Rs 1,600-crore coal scam in the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). He sought an all-party delegation to be sent to inspect the mines and verify the stock position. 

He accused both the State and Central governments of failing to act despite repeated complaints by



his party.

In a letter to union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, Rama Rao said nearly 40 lakh metric tonnes of coal shown in Singareni?s official records had gone missing from stockyards, raising serious questions over the functioning of one of Telangana?s largest public sector undertakings. He said the missing coal was estimated to be worth around Rs 1,600 crore.