UP Govt orders probe into Ayodhya land 'grab'

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Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 23

A probe has been ordered by the Uttar Pradesh Government into the allegations of BJP leaders and government officials grabbing land near the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Mere eyewash

The probe is an eyewash. The court should intervene as we are talking about the faith of millions who gave money to trust. Priyanka Gandhi

A news report claimed that MLAs, mayors, relatives of the commissioner, SDM and DIG bought land in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court announced the verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, clearing the way for construction of the temple. Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal has reportedly told news agencies that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had ordered the Revenue Department to probe the matter thoroughly. Congress leaders have attacked the government on the matter. “Hindus follows the path of truth. Hindutva robs under the guise of religion,” he had said in a tweet in Hindi, tagging the news report. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge also sought to raise the issue in the House on Wednesday.

Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala termed it a “land scam”, charging there was an “open loot of land inside Ayodhya city by people connected to the Bharatiya Janata Party”.

“Respected Modiji, when will you say something on this open loot? Is this not treason? Is it anything less than treason? The BJP is now running the business of Andher nagri, chaupat raja in Ayodhya,” he had alleged. (With PTI inputs)