Guwahati, July 31 -- Jorhat Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has accused the Central Government of shielding a massive illegal coal syndicate operating in Assam and Meghalaya.

His allegation follows a press release that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued on April 25, confirming that it had conducted raids at 15 locations across the two Northeastern states and uncovered a multi-crore coal scam involving fake billing and illicit profiteering disguised as legal mining.

"On April 25, the Enforcement Directorate itself issued a press release stating that it raided 15 locations across Assam and Meghalaya, exposing an illegal coal syndicate thriving under the guise of legal mining, with fake bills and profits running into crores.

I asked the gov...