Jaipur, Dec. 22 -- Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Tikaram Jully on Monday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government is "trying to loot the wealth of the state," by reclassifying the definition of the Aravalli hills.

Earlier, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav had dismissed such claims, saying that less than 1 per cent of the Aravalli range will be open for mining, and that too will be allowed only after the government forms a Mining Plan for Sustainable Mining (MPSM) for the entire region.

"90 per cent of Aravalli hills in Rajasthan are less than 100 meters in height. Please inform and tell us which hill will come under this scope and which one will not. You should also...