Coal scam makes an appearance in Lok Sabha elections 2019 campaign

Coalgate, the alleged scam of coal block allocation during the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s tenure has finally found a place in the 2019 election campaign trail.

In the 2014 poll campaign, the issue remained a major poll plank and drove the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Narendra Modi to power. While the issue failed to hog the limelight during the ongoing election campaign, Modi finally raked up the point in Korba - a coal-rich belt in Chhattisgarh.

“If Congress comes to power, serious irregularities will again be committed in the allocation of coal blocks,” Modi said during