Ahmedabad, July 02: An 'ashram' run by religious
preacher Asharam Bapu has encroached upon 67,099 sqr metre of
government land in Ahmedabad, Gujarat government informed the
state assembly on Thursday.
In a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA
Kuvarji Halpati, the state revenue department said that they
have identified the area encroached by the ashram. The
authorities have issued a notice and are in the process of
getting the land vacated.
The opposition members, however, alleged that the
government was lenient to the ashram authorities.
Congress leader Arjun Modhvadia had alleged in the
House yesterday that the government authorities buldozed slums
in the cities, but the land "encroached" by the Asaram Ashram
was not being touched.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, July 02, 2009, 23:54