Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Amid the Aravalli hills row, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday claimed that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is protecting the mining mafia in various states, including Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Cheema further alleged that the BJP is trying to "destroy" the Aravalli Hills, claiming that no orders have been implemented and executed to stop the mining in the region.

"BJP is trying to finish the Aravalli Hills. A lot of orders are by the Central Government, but their implementation and execution are not done on the ground. Thousands of people are engaged in mining there. They will have to be stopped. I think this environment will have to be saved. The responsibility of the BJP is to pr...