The transfer of about 20 acres of land located close to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, allegedly for building an Islamic educational institution, has come under official scrutiny.
The land was reportedly allotted around two decades ago during the tenure of the then Congress government.
According to initial investigation carried out by Vikasnagar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vinod Kumar, the land in the Dhaulas area near the IMA is now being sold in smaller residential plots, raising serious security concerns for the military training academy.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the state government would take strict action in the matter. "It is clear from this case that these people (Congress), who talked about building a Muslim university, would have proceeded in that direction if they had come to power. We will take strict action (in the land case)," Dhami said.
Responding to the allegations, Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat said the case dates back to 2004, when Narayan Dutt Tiwari was the chief minister.
“This is an old matter from 2004. After that, the BJP came to power several times and could have cancelled the land allotment if they wanted,” Rawat said.
BJP MLA and state party spokesperson Vinod Chamoli said the mediapersons had once again exposed what he described as the “dangerous conspiracies” of previous Congress governments.
He questioned whether the land allotted during the Tiwari government was meant to be used for setting up an Islamic university under Rawat’s supervision.
“It was due to the BJP’s opposition and the people’s rejection of the Congress in 2022 that this plan could not succeed. Now the land is being encroached upon by land mafia,” Chamoli said.
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