New Delhi: Hitting out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over land deals in Ayodhya, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday alleged that pieces of land belonging to Dalits, which could not be bought, were grabbed and demanded that the Supreme Court take up the matter. should be checked. ,
Gandhi said that almost every household in the country has donated something to the Ram Mandir Trust.
“Door-to-door campaign was also organized. This is a matter of devotion and it is being played with. Pieces of land belonging to Dalits, which could not be bought, were grabbed,” Gandhi said.
“Some pieces of land were of lesser value and were sold to the trust at a very high price. This means that there is a scam with respect to the money collected through donations,” he added.
Stepping up his attack on the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government, the Congress general secretary said the matter was being probed at the level of district authorities.
“The UP government said they are ordering a probe. Who is investigating this? Its investigation is being done at the level of district officials. The Ram Mandir Trust was formed on the basis of the Supreme Court’s decision. Hence, it should be probed by the SC,” she said at a press conference, reported ANI.
Elected public representatives and relatives of state government officials bought pieces of land in Ayodhya after November 9, 2019, after the Supreme Court approved the construction of a Ram temple in the district, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordering a probe into the transaction and demanding Of. Report within a week.
The revenue department of the state government has been asked to investigate.
Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said, “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the Revenue Department to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.”
This came after The Indian Express, in a special report published earlier on Wednesday, claimed that relatives of MLAs, mayors, commissioners, SDMs and DIGs bought land in Ayodhya following the apex court’s verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, which has led to its cleared the way for Construction of Ram Mandir.
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