Controversy erupts as Ayodhya Development Authority denotifies Army training land
Ayodhya: A controversy has emerged following the Ayodhya Development Authority's (ADA) decision to denotify land previously used for Army training and practice in Majha Jamthara village. The land, which was reportedly purchased by several high-profile individuals, including the Adani Group, Baba Ramdev, and Sri Sri Ravishankar, is now earmarked for the development of a temple museum.
Advocate Praveen Dubey, who brought the issue of encroachment in 14 villages (5,419 hectares) around the Army cantonment to the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, expressed shock over the denotification of Majha Jamthara while the case was still pending. Dubey emphasized that the encroachment posed significant security concerns, noting that some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders had constructed commercial establishments on this land.
Divisional Commissioner Ayodhya, Gaurav Dayal, clarified to The Hindu that the denotified land never belonged to the Army. He stated that the area, a mix of nazul and private ownership, had been regularly notified for Army firing practice every five years upon the recommendation of the District Magistrate. However, no firing has occurred in the location for decades. According to Dayal, the area is designated for parks and open spaces in the notified Master Plan of the ADA.
Dubey further mentioned that despite the denotification, private landowners would not be permitted to conduct commercial activities as the designated land use remains for parks and open spaces. The government's plans to build a massive temple museum on the site have also been confirmed.
Congress leader Pawan Khera criticized the BJP-led state and central governments, accusing them of using religion as a cover to benefit a select few. "Land notified as a buffer zone for Army Training is first bought by Adani, Ravi Shankar & Baba Ramdev and is then denotified by the Governor," Khera wrote on social media platform X, questioning the motivations behind the decision.
Do you want to know what they actually do while hiding behind religion and nationalism?
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) August 5, 2024
Land notified as buffer zone for Army Training is first bought by Adani, Ravi Shankar & Baba Ramdev and is then de notified by the Governor. https://t.co/eOr0BfTSN5
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
