Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday said no irregularity has been found in the allotment of 96.5 bighas of land near Sadhupul in Solan district to Yoga guru Ramdev\u2019s trust.
\nThe state cabinet had in February 2013 cancelled the land lease to Patanjali Yogpeeth sanctioned by the previous BJP government for a payment of Rs 17 lakh to set up an Ayurvedic hospital, a research station and a herbal garden-cum-collection centre. A token amount of Re 1 per annum was to be paid during the 99-year lease.
\nWhile cancelling the lease, the then Congress government had claimed that land rules were violated while leasing out the land.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have looked at the issue afresh and reached the conclusion that no violation happened. The land was leased out by the BJP government before the 2012 polls. So it\u2019s not true that the transfer of land took place during the transition period i.e after the 2012 polls and before Congress took over,\u201d Singh said.
\nThe Chief Minister further said that the land leased was the one that was identified for the project. Earlier, it was alleged that while the trust was alloted land next to Sadhupul, the facility came up near Kandaghat.
\nSingh also clarified that setting up of the facility had caused no encroachment or obstruction for Indira Holiday home, a training centre of Bharat Scouts and Guides. \u00a0\u201cThe part of land where the Yoga Guru proposes to invest is barren. What\u2019s wrong if the state gets some investment that benefits Himachal Pradesh and it\u2019s people\u201d.
\nSingh also recalled that it was he who hosted Ramdev\u2019s yoga camp at Hamirpur at his \u00a0personal expense and also
\nattended it. Sources close to the Chief Minister said that he was \u201cnot briefed about actual facts regarding the issue.\u201d
\nThe cancellation of the land lease was the first major decision of the Virbhadra Singh government after it came to power.
\nThe High Court had stayed government action at the facility on a petition filed by Patanjali Yogpeeth, days after the government sent police to take possession of the land.
\nThe trust, in its petition, had alleged serious discrepancies in the government\u2019s move to cancel the lease. By then, the trust had already invested Rs 11 crore at the site .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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