NRI’s 17-acre land worth crores freed of encroachment

It was like a dream come true for a UK-based NRI Randhir Singh, who on Friday got his 17-acre prime land worth crores of rupees at Bhundri village in Ludhiana, back.

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The land was encroached upon by none other than but his own brother for the past several years. However, his ancestral home was still under illegal possession.

NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, while handing over the freed land to the NRI, ordered immediate eviction of the encroacher from his ancestral home as well for restoring its possession to the NRI at the earliest.

Expressing gratitude to the state government and especially minister Dhaliwal, the NRI said he had lost all hope to get back the land but after he mustered courage and approached the minister, he came to his rescue and ordered the removal of encroachment from his 17-acre prime land in Bhundri village.

During an inspection of the vacated land this morning, Dhaliwal emphasised that the state government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, was dedicated to addressing concerns of the NRI community while providing transparent governance in the state.

He noted that NRI Randhir Singh had approached him regarding the encroachment of his land by his brother. Upon receiving the complaint, he promptly issued orders to the officials concerned to free the land of illegal possession and restore its possession to the rightful owner. “Randhir’s ancestral house will also be freed from encroachers in coming days and will be handed over to him,” the minister assured.

Dhaliwal said since he assumed the charge of NRI Affairs portfolio, as many as 3,200 cases of different nature, involving NRIs, had been resolved over the past three years. He said the state government had established a mechanism to efficiently address issues faced by the NRI community, enabling them to resolve matters without having to extend their stay in the state for facing litigation.