From Rs 2 Crore To Rs 26 Crore In Minutes: Congress On Ayodhya 'Land Grab'
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, showing property sale documents to reporters, said land near the Ram temple valued at Rs 2 crore was sold twice - for Rs 8 crore and the second time, for Rs 18.5 crore
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has given a detailed presentation of what she alleged was a big land scam in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, around the site of the Ram temple. The Uttar Pradesh government has already ordered an investigation into separate allegations that relatives of BJP leaders and government officials bought land near the temple using illegal methods.
Priyanka Gandhi, showing property sale documents to reporters, said land near the Ram temple valued at Rs 2 crore was sold twice - for Rs 8 crore and the second time, for Rs 18.5 crore - to the Ram Mandir Trust set up by the centre in 2020.
"The trust bought the land originally valued at Rs 2 crore for Rs 18.5 crore and Rs 8 crore since it was sold in two lots, which totals Rs 26.5 crore," Priyanka Gandhi said.
Her colleague, Randeep Surjewala, said this was probably the fastest land value appreciation in the world, as the price went up several crores in just a matter of minutes while land ownership was being exchanged hands.
