Govt owns land of Lakhdata Peer ‘mazar’: Revenue Officer

Amid claims over the ownership of land where the ‘mazar’ of Sufi Saint Lakhdata Peer is situated, the Land Revenue Officer of Hamirpur said on Saturday that it belonged to the state government.

According to the Revenue Department’s records of 2018-19, the land in Mahal Mahatani village belongs to the Himachal Government and not the Waqf board, Hamirpur Land Revenue Officer Subhash Kumar said.

On September 16, the Forest Department had demolished the tomb when a video about the plan of the Lakhdata Peer committee to construct a building there was circulated. This led to tension in Hamirpur town as the land is located on its outskirts.

Subhash Kumar said that the Revenue Department was taking necessary action to make the Forest Department, Lakhdata Peer Committee and local people aware of the actual situation.

He requested people to not believe in any misleading information and maintain mutual harmony.