Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, a founder member of India Against Corruption and close associate of Anna Hazare, has said a delegation will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and demand a CBI probe into illegal mining on riverbeds going on in Uttarakhand. Qasmi told mediapersons here today that despite a ban on mining on riverbeds the mining mafia was active in the state. He said that Congress-led state government should take stringent action against the land, and mining mafias. He said a delegation of their organisation had met Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi and requested him to intervene so that a tab could be kept on illegal mining. “Migratory birds have stopped coming to the Asan conservation reserve and the Dakpatthar barrage due to continuous illegal mining on the riverbeds in the Yamuna valley,” he added. Qasmi said the state government should take effective measures to stop illegal mining to conserve the environment. Bharmacharya Dayanand, a disciple of Swami Shivanand of Matri Sadan, said those involved in illegal mining had hired criminals to kill his guru, who has been campaigning against illegal mining in Haridwar. He lamented that SSP, Haridwar, Sadanand Datte, was transferred before he could disclose the names of those involved in illegal mining. He said the government should recommend a CBI probe into the matter. Dayanand said illegal mining had an adverse impact on the environment and hence needs to be checked.