Mounting criticism in Kerala over Centre’s Mines and Minerals Amendment Act

Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan terms the MMDR amendment Act an assault on the federal structure envisaged by the Constitution; he alleges that the legislation formed part of a broader policy to open India’s precious mineral wealth to private monopolies

Jagdambika Pal, who was in the Chair, began the proceedings by advising the Opposition to maintain decorum of the House