Dehradun/IBNS, March 31 -- Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP Trivendra Singh Rawat's remark against a Dalit IAS officer Brajesh Sant on "illegal mining" has triggered a massive controversy, media reports said.

Speaking in Parliament on Friday, Rawat alleged that illegal mining was rampant in Uttarakhand.

Sant rubbished the claims saying they were "misleading".

Now in a bid to counter Sant, Rawat passed a remark that was widely viewed as casteist.

The remark has triggered sharp responses from the IAS Association.

The Uttarakhand IAS Association held a meeting "to express serious concerns" over Rawat's comments.

Presided by IAS Association president Anand Vardhan, the meeting saw members passing resolutions "emphasisi...