Jaipur

Seer Vijay Das, who set himself afire in Rajasthan's Bharatpur to protest against illegal mining, passed away in a Delhi hospital on Saturday.

The seer was shifted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital in a critical condition from Jaipur after he suffered 85 per cent burn injuries a couple of days ago.

Meanwhile, saints in Rajasthan have denounced the state administration for "failing" to resolve their issue regarding illegal mining in Rajasthan and announced a major stir against its insensitivity towards the issue.

Notably, seer Vijay Das committed self-immolation on July 20.

Sant Samaj's sit-in demonstration against mining was going on for about 500 days.

After Vijay Das set himself on fire, the administration accepted the saint's demands and they ended the movement.

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The Bharatpur district administration has arranged 10 buses to take sadhus and villagers from Pasopa to Barsana for the seer’s last rites.