Hours earlier than the UP authorities ordered a probe into The Indian Specific report on how MLAs, Mayor and kinfolk of high bureaucrats acquired land inside a 5-km radius of the proposed Ram temple web site in Ayodhya, the Opposition ratcheted up the stress, demanding an investigation into this “matter of great concern”.
Whereas Chief of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the problem within the Home, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned “Hindutvawadi loots below the guise of faith”. Calling it a “land fraud”, AAP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh demanded an investigation. CPM normal secretary Sitaram Yechury too sought a probe, saying folks talked about within the report “maintain excessive positions”.
As quickly as Rajya Sabha met Wednesday, Kharge raised the matter, holding a replica of The Indian Specific. “It’s a essential problem. You may need seen in as we speak’s Indian Specific which carried a narrative saying MLAs and Mayor, kinfolk of Commissioner, SDM, DIG, officers purchase land.”
Nevertheless, his request to lift the problem was turned down by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu who mentioned a newspaper can’t be learn out and prior discover must be given. Kharge persevered and requested the Chairman to “take notice” of the problem.
“It’s a essential newspaper,” he mentioned. At this, Naidu mentioned: “Crucial. I additionally like that newspaper such as you and lots of different folks. However the process within the Home is that newspapers can’t be learn. It’s a must to give discover.”
Addressing a press convention later, Kharge mentioned he needed to lift the problem because it was vital. He mentioned it has turn out to be a follow now to adjourn the Home as quickly because the Opposition tries to lift a problem. “Right this moment additionally… instantly… I used to be elevating the problem of Ayodhya… after I learn the paper within the morning… There are no less than 14 names in it… 14 folks which embody MLA, Mayor, Deputy Commissioner, SDM, divisional commissioner… their kinfolk. We needed to lift the problem… I mentioned I need to increase a giant, vital problem. It considerations Ayodhya the place such a giant temple is being constructed for Ram… took a dip within the Ganga… sab ho gaya… however what is occurring in Ayodhya. How a lot land has been grabbed, that too of Scheduled Castes, the poor… and large folks there… as a result of actual property costs are growing, so they’re shopping for land. I needed to lift the problem. The second I obtained up… Vande Mataram was performed,” he mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi, in a Twitter publish, mentioned: “Hindu traverses the trail of fact. Hindutvawadi loots below the guise of faith.”
हिंदू सत्य के रास्ते पर चलता है।
हिंदुत्ववादी धर्म की आड़ में लूटता है। pic.twitter.com/Jycl211qut
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 22, 2021
Addressing a press convention, Congress communication division head Randeep Surjewala mentioned: “The sensational revelation which has come to mild is a matter of great concern. In Ayodhya, in and across the temple, BJP MLAs, BJP Mayor… and senior bureaucrats of Adityanath authorities are amassing wealth,” he mentioned, and browse out names of 14 instances reported by The Indian Specific.
“That isn’t all. Our Dalit brothers too haven’t been spared… Lord Ram is a logo of religion… he’s fact, love… however in Ram’s Ayodhya, BJP leaders are looting land brazenly… our Prime Minister Modi is silent. He’s not even uttering a phrase… We wish to know when will he order a probe into this land loot. The Prime Minister ought to come earlier than the nation and make clear his place,” he mentioned.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh mentioned BJP leaders and officers are “committing land fraud” in Ayodhya. He demanded establishing of an SIT, below the supervision of the Excessive Court docket or the Supreme Court docket, to research the land offers.
“This rip-off is shameful. Each particular person has contributed for the development of the Ram temple. Girls have gone to the extent of promoting their jewelry due to their religion and people in energy have misused their belief and religion,” he mentioned.
CPM normal secretary Yechury mentioned: “This needs to be correctly investigated and seemed into because the folks talked about maintain excessive official positions. This report suggests that there’s a robust component of land hypothesis.”
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