Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on March 25 said that the state government has demanded the dues payment of Rs 1.36 lakh crores from the coal companies. He also said that the government will put barricades around the coal companies if the dues are not paid.
While addressing the Jharkhand Assembly Session in Ranchi on March 25, he said, “We have demanded payment of Rs 1.36 lakh crore (dues) from the coal companies, and we will take it, this is the state's right otherwise we will put barricades around coal mineral resources.”