Kolkata, June 10 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that West Bengal police, along with a section of bureaucrats, were looting sand from rivers across the state, allegedly under the patronage of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

He met Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday, who is in Kolkata to mark 11 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Suvendu Adhikari said, "I have lodged a serious complaint regarding sand mining in West Bengal. It is a massive scam. TMC-affiliated police personnel and a section of bureaucrats, allegedly under the patronage of CM Mamata Banerjee, are looting sand from rivers across the state. They are openly violating the laws framed by the Minist...