An IBN Network expose had revealed that the contracts had been awarded to CM Ashok Gehlot's relatives at throwaway prices.
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, on Friday cancelled the sandstone mining contracts awarded to his relatives. An IBN Network expose had revealed that the contracts had been awarded to Gehlot's relatives at throwaway prices. Although Gehlot had denied the allegations, he ordered a probe nonetheless, vowing to quit if the charges were proven true.
The sting had revealed how 19 of the 37 mines around Jodhpur's Bada Kotecha village were allotted to Manjula Gehlot, wife of the CM's brother Agrasen; Shalini Gehlot, his brother's daughter-in-law and Veena Kachhawa, wife of his nephew Jaswant Singh.
It is also alleged that in November 2012, Gehlot altered mining allotment norms to suit his relatives.
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