The political cold war between the Opposition and State Government intensified on Wednesday, with BJP accusing a ruling party MLA of grabbing land of housing cooperative society in the State Capital. The allegation was made by BJP State president Deepak Prakash against an influential JMM legislator. Prakash addressing a press conference at party office alleged that an influential JMM legislator from Santhal Pargana is on spree of illegally grabbing housing cooperative land at Kathal More under Hesal block of State Capital.
Prakash said, “We have come to know that a JMM legislator is on spree of grabbing land of Kailashpuri cooperative society at Kathal More in Hesal area. The JMM legislator in connivance of some land and revenue department officials is illegally grabbing land of housing society. The said land is around 12 acres.”
Prakash further alleged that in 1983 the Kailashpuri Housing Cooperative Society was formed and land registry and mutations have been made in the cooperative society name. As per land mutation document of 2020-21, the land is in the name of Kailashpuri Housing Cooperative Society and entry has been made in register 2 of land documents. The Kailashpuri Housing Cooperative Society has even constructed a boundary wall, as claimed by BJP state president.
Prakash said, “The members of cooperative society even approached CO and other concerned officials against MLA illegally trying to grab the cooperative society land, but the government officials refused to entertain them claiming that they have been asked from the top echelon not to interfere on the issue.”
Prakash the BJP Rajya Sabha member said that BJP the main opposition party will not sit ideal over the issue as the party will raise issues pertaining to public interest.
The BJP parliamentarian also alleged that apart from grabbing 12 acres land of Kailashpuri Cooperative society, the influential MLA has also eyed 100 acres of land at Mithanchal colony at Hesal. The BJP MP claimed that in present government is being controlled by sand mafia, mines mafia and land mafia as these mafia in connivance of ruling party legislators, bureaucrats are involved in illegal practices.
Meanwhile, in another development the BJP president condemned farmers' protest at Red Fort alleging that the farmers’ protests have been infiltrated by “anti-national elements”.
The BJP leader condemned the actions of a section of farmers who entered the Red Fort as part of their tractor rally and said it violated the symbol of the dignity of India's democracy.
"The Red Fort is a symbol of the dignity of our democracy. The farmers should have stayed away from it. I condemn the violation of this dignity. It is sad and unfortunate," Prakash said.