India: The state government of Andhra Pradesh has issued show-cause notices to two limestone mining leases held by Bharathi Cement due to alleged irregularities in the allocation process. The Hans News newspaper reports that the current state administration has been looking at leases granted during the previous Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) government. S Bharathi, the wife of YSRCP president and former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, is reportedly a director of Bharathi Cement. The previous state government granted two limestone leases to Bharathi Cement via application route in February 2024, despite the law requiring mineral lease to be allocated by electronic auction. It also preceded a change in an ethics code. The cement company has been asked to submit an explanation by late December 2025.
Bharathi Cement questioned about limestone mining lease in Andhra Pradesh
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