bhopal three weeks after janata dal united president sharad yadav here alleged that a mining scam like bellary was going on in madhya pradesh his partys interstate workers meeting on monday in jhabua district resolved to mount pressure on the upa government to nationalise mineral excavation to put a check on illegal mining causing tribal displacement and subsequent advent of maoists we have passed a resolution against illegal mining taking place in the country especially in mp jd u state president govind yadav told toi he frther said that human habitat was on a decline in the country due to the rampant illegal mining across the country he said every year the jd u workers mostly tribals from rajasthan maharashtra and mp flock on the death anniversary of renowned socialist mama baleshwar dayal at jhabua to pay respect to departed leaders who worked for tribal especially bhil uplift for his whole life he said the jd u wants that the mineral excavation work should be nationalized and government should take total control of it yadav said more than onethird area of the total land area in mp has been given for mining adding the situation has come to such a situation that more than half of the chhattisgarh land area has been allotted for mining illegal mining especially by foreign companies are displacing the tribal and it is paving way for maoists to infiltrate into such areas in the country unbridled mineral excavation required to be checked he rued according to reports reaching the state capital more than 25000 tribals including jharkhand excise and prohibition minister raja peter took part in the meeting on december 4 the national democratic alliance nda convenor sharad yadav had said that bellarylike mining scam was going on in jabalpur and satna region of the state and demanded a check on it in mineralrich region of jabalpur katni satna sidhi and singrauli a bellarylike mining scam is taking place as no environmental clearances have been taken for mineral excavation yadav told reporters with jd u being an ally of the bjp yadavs statement had left the state saffron party leaders red faced