Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Ex-Minister Accuses BJP of Fund Collection From Mining Mafia
A former government official, Harak Singh Rawat, says he helped collect money from mining companies and gave it to a political party.
He claims to have given over a crore of rupees to a fund the party uses.
The party denies this and says his claims are untrue.
Rawat is currently being investigated by authorities for financial issues.
The party suggests he's making these claims to distract from his own investigation.
He stated that mining rules were broken and permits were issued too quickly.
Former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat alleges he collected funds from mining for BJP.
Rawat claims he contributed over Rs 1 crore to the BJP's Rs 30 crore fixed deposit.
Rawat states he was the forest minister when the alleged contributions were made.
BJP denies the claims, calling them baseless and asking Rawat to provide evidence.
Rawat is currently facing an ED probe for financial irregularities.
- Who
- Harak Singh Rawat, a former minister, and the BJP
- What
- Harak Singh Rawat alleges he collected funds from the mining mafia for the BJP's fixed deposit.
- When
- The contributions were made before the 2022 assembly elections when Rawat was forest minister.
- Where
- Uttarakhand
- Why
- Rawat claims the funds were contributed to the BJP to support its organizational activities.
Harak Singh Rawat's Claims
BJP's Stance
Fundraising
Harak Singh Rawat's Claims
The BJP received funds from the mining mafia.
BJP's Stance
The BJP denies receiving funds from the mining mafia and claims that the allegations are false.
- Alleged Amount Contributed
- Over Rs 1 crore
- BJP Fixed Deposit
- Rs 30 crore
- Former Minister
- Harak Singh Rawat
- Current Status of Rawat
- Facing ED probe
- BJP Response
- Denies the claims and asks for evidence