Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal has refuted the report by Amnesty International alleging human rights violation at Coal India. Goyal said that the report is completely baseless and is "floated by elements which do not want to see India's development and prosperity...I think it is a completely baseless report and I think it is floated by certain elements who cant see the development and prosperity of India and the need for India's poor to get affordable power and the need of India's people to get new job opportunities, he said, stating that the ministry has already issued its statement on this.