Six-month jail for minister

Mines Minister Surendra Singh Rathore is guilty of violating safety norms in a marble mines owned by him, reports KS Tomar.

A court convicted Minister of State for Irrigation Surinder Singh Rathore for six months in prison on charges of flouting the safety norms in a mine in Rajsamand district on Thursday.

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Chief judicial magistrate Randhir Mirdha said Rathore is being punished under the Mining Safety Act 1952 and awarded six months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 to him.

The minister, however, said he will not resign and will appeal in a superior court against the lower court’s verdict.