Lok
Sabha
passed
the
bill
Wed esday,
while
Rajya
Sabha
clea ed
it
Thu sday
NEW
DELHI:
Pa liame t
Thu- sday
passed
Mi es
a d
Mi e als
(Developme t
a d
Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
which
seeks
to
est ict
states’
powe s
to
levy
taxes
o
mi e al
ights
a d
mi e al-bea i g
la ds.
Govt
said
the
ew
law
does ’t
seek
to
i te fe e
with
the
auto omy
of
states,
but
aims
to
e su e
u ifo m
mi e al
ates.Lok
Sabha
passed
the
bill
Wed esday,
while
Rajya
Sabha
clea ed
it
Thu sday.
While
o
Co g ess
MP
pa ticipated
i
the
discussio ,
othe s
i
the
oppositio ,
i cludi g
DMK,
BJD,
RJD
a d
Left
pa ties,
aised
questio s
o
whethe
the
law
would
adve sely
impact
eve ues
of
state
govts.Replyi g
to
the
debate,
mi es
mi iste
G
Kisha
Reddy
said
Ce t e
was
seeki g
to
egulate
majo
mi e als
such
as
coal,
limesto e,
i o
o e,
coppe
a d
ma ga ese,
while
states
would
co ti ue
to
have
powe s
ove
49
mi o
mi e als.Reddy
alleged
coal
blocks
allocated
du i g
UPA’s
te u e
we e
a
“scam”
while
claimi g
mi e al
allocatio s
ove
the
past
12
yea s
had
bee
t a spa e t.
He
said
states’
sha e
of
mi e al
eve ue
had
ise
f om
65%
i
2014-15
to
85%
ow,
while
thei
sha e
of
coal
eve ue
had
i c eased
f om
51%
to
96%.
He
said
Ce t e
eceives
o ly
about
11%
of
mi e al
eve ue,
with
88%
goi g
to
states,
a d
asse ted
that
o
state
would
suffe
a y
eve ue
loss.
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co ve satio
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Hema t
So e ,
howeve ,
a ou ced
a
statewide
agitatio
agai st
the
legislatio ,
wa i g
that
“the
e ti e
atio
will
wit ess
its
scale”
if
Ce t e
did
ot
withd aw
it.
Ke ala
CM
VD
Satheesa
also
said
his
govt
would
oppose
the
ew
law,
allegi g
the
p oposed
cha ges
would
e c oach
upo
powe s
of
states
ove
la d.
t