After raking up the issue of illegal land transfer of Samrat Cycle factory to Trust controlled by Gandhi family, Union Human Resources Development minister Smriti Irani alleged that Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust has illegally occupied land in Jayas, which was originally acquired for an inter college in 1980.
"The land meant for an inter college has been grabbed by the Rajiv Gandhi trust. This is unfortunate and shows the real face of the people running this show," she said while talking to reporters in Amethi on Sunday.
At present a vocational skill development centre under Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust is running there.
"How has the land marked for college has gone to a Trust," she questions. She further claims that RTI query from District administration has proved that the land does not belong to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust still they are using it for their own purpose.
The land was allotted to the inter college through Chakbandi but presently there is a board on the land that which says that the Trust is running a vocational skill development centre there.
Before winding up her two days tour to Amethi, Irani said that she had met the Amethi District magistrate and have briefed him about demand of those farmers who have lost their land to Samrat cycle.
"The land has been now restored to UPSIDC. We want that the concerned land should now be returned back to the farmers. Will also write to UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in this regard”, she said.
She had earlier said that she would meet UP CM over the Samrat cycle land issue.
Reacting sharply on the silence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is the local MP of Amethi on Malda violence, the Union minister said," his silence on such issues is indicative of the politics he and his party adopts".
Commenting on the Rahul Gandhi's allegation that NSA has been given too much power and the opposition is not consulted on issues of national security, she said," petty politics should not be played on issue of national security and Rahul Gandhi has no expertise on the matter."
When asked about the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia issue, the Union HRD minister said ,"though the matter is sub judice still these institutes are set under a secular framework. We also need to protect interests of Dalits and other deprived sections. Things are being done under constitutional frame."
Meanwhile, the BJP leader assured the local Amethi people that she was concerned for the development of the area and she would be coming here to protect their rights. She also expressed concern that the IIIT (Amethi campus) has no facilities for the local youths.
Irani said that people have raised the issue of Pipri village affected by flooding from a local canal and she said that Union government is seriously taking up the issue. She also announced that several skill development centre's will be opened in villages of Amethi very soon.
Irani returned to New Delhi this afternoon after meeting the local BJP leaders.