AAP demands white paper on land transaction in U'Khand

Alleging "open loot" of Uttarkhand's natural resources and land by successive governments, AAP today asked the state administration to issue a white paper on land and lease allocations made over the past 15 years.
In a letter to Chief Minister Harish Rawat, AAP leader Anoop Nautiyal said,"The open loot of Uttarakhand's natural resources and land has emerged as the biggest issue in the state. We demand that the state government issue a white paper on land and lease allocations of over one acre from January 2001 to December 2015."
Accusing previous state governments of also having contributed to this "loot", Nautiyal, who unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls on an AAP ticket from Tehri, said the administration should issue a white paper on the matter by March 31.

The state government is talking about promoting agriculture and small industries to generate job opportunities on the one hand and on the other domestic, foreign companies are trying to grab land in the name of setting up schools, colleges and different institutions, he alleged.