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Patna,(BiharTimes): The president of Khas Mahal Citizens' Welfare Society on (Retired IAS) Abhimanyu Singh on Sunday appealed to the Nitish government to declare Khas Mahal land as free-hold property on the pattern of other states. |
Speaking at a meeting of the Society he said that the British regime had allotted land to experienced administrators, advocates and scholars in recognition of their services after acquiring several pieces in several localities which were later called Khas Mahal land.
On the Kadam Kuan locality land Abhimanyu said that several personalities like first President Dr Rajendra Prasad, Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan, former deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram, first chief minister of Bihar Sri Krishna Sinha and his finance minister, Anugrah Narain Singh had their work place in the locality.
He is of the view that by bringing Khas Mahal policy 2011, the state government is intending to bring in harsher law by which several land owners would lose their right as the government is charging heavy money from them.
Khas Mahal land exists in only 20 districts of the state and government can declare such land as free-hold property, he added.
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