A shocking case of land grabbing incident has come to light from the Bankura district of West Bengal where a piece of Govt. land has been grabbed and transferred to the Waqf board. Seeking proper investigation and necessary steps, Shri Suvendu Adhikari, BJP leader wrote a letter to the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Mr Adhikari has also sent a letter to the West Bengal government, questioning the legality of the move and warning of street protests if the matter is not addressed promptly. He alleged that a 0.9-acre government-owned plot in Bankura’s Machantala area (Mouza: Bankura, JL No. 211) was recently transferred to the Abdul Rahim Ali Waqf Estate under suspicious circumstances.
According to Mr Adhikari, the land was originally listed under the state government’s 1st Schedule, which records state-owned properties. However, on 30 January, a new land schedule was reportedly created, reclassifying the plot as private property under the Waqf board. The Block Land & Land Reforms Officer (B.L&L.R.O) allegedly failed to provide a valid explanation for this sudden change. Furthermore, Mr Adhikari claimed that Bankura district officials—Additional District Magistrate (L.R.) & DL&LRO Vivek Dattatraya Bhasme and District Magistrate Siyad N.may have acted under political pressure to approve the land transfer.
Shri Adhikari also targeted appeasement politics of the TMC Govt. to gain in political field. He alleged that by misusing the power, a piece of land has been given to the certain community. He also termed this incident a very serious issue just before the Waqf Amendment Bill in the parliament.
