Party divided over fate of mining

The Congress appears to be inconclusive over whether the government should auction mining leases or adhere to its old policy. Poriem MLA Pratapsingh Rane said he was opposed to the auction route as many families were dependent on the industry, while Curtorim MLA Aleixo Lourenco, backed the option. He said the situation wouldn’t have been so grave if the state had begun auctioning leases in 2016. Rane opined that the state should file a review petition in the apex court. tnn