Karnal, Dec. 25 -- In his first reaction in the state on the Aravalli hills issue, Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed that the Congress is creating confusion in the case, adding that the absence of legal guidelines will only promote illegal mining.

The minister was in Panipat to participate in the foundation laying ceremony of the proposed railway overbridge in the industrial area of the town on Wednesday. Khattar said that the overbridge, which will be built at a cost of approximately Rs.52 crore, has been named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

A grand statue of Vajpayee will also be installed in the bridge complex.

Speaking to reporters, Khattar said that the project is expected to be completed in two y...