Overview
- The Speaker disallowed a Congress adjournment motion on alleged mining-linked deforestation, prompting protests and a brief suspension of 30 MLAs that was quickly revoked.
- Opposition legislators alleged fake public hearings and manipulated gram sabhas, citing mass protests and road blockades in Hasdeo Aranya, Tamnar, Surguja and Bastar.
- Leader of Opposition Charan Das Mahant accused the government of favouring corporations such as Adani and Jindal over local rights and forests.
- Forest and Climate Change Minister Kedar Kashyap rejected the accusations, saying five mining cases diverted 1,300.869 hectares in two years with central approvals and rule compliance.
- Kashyap cited Forest Survey of India data indicating gains in forest and tree cover and said compensatory planting of about 17.80 lakh saplings is underway.