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Chhattisgarh Land Dispute Expands Over Plot and General Entry
A company connected to a minister’s family owns land in Kachna.
Under a city development plan, the company has been proposed a different plot in Saddu.
The new plot is much closer to a planned, very wide road.
A Congress leader says this may give the company an unfair advantage.
The Raipur Development Authority says the decision followed the same rules used for other landowners.
It says 17 landowners received plots beside the main road.
Another dispute concerns a document that lists the category as “General.”
The BJP says a company cannot have a caste, while Congress says tribal-land protections still need to be examined.
Radhika Palace Private Limited, linked to Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap’s wife, is proposed a 23,327-square-foot plot in Saddu.
Congress leader Rakesh Gupta says the proposed plot is about a kilometre from the company’s original 1.33-acre holding in Kachna.
The proposed Plot No. 25 is near Saddu Chowk and the planned 45-metre MR-43 arterial road.
The Raipur Development Authority denies favoritism, saying 17 landowners received plots adjoining the main road under the same policy.
The BJP says the “General” category refers to a company, which does not have a caste; Kashyap has not responded publicly.
- Who
- Radhika Palace Private Limited, Shanti Kashyap, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Congress leader Rakesh Gupta, the Raipur Development Authority and the BJP.
- What
- A dispute over a proposed land reconstitution and a “General” category entry in documents linked to Radhika Palace Private Limited.
- Where
- Kachna and Saddu in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
- When
- The article does not specify a date; the RDA says claims and objections are still being invited.
- Why
- Congress alleges the company may receive a better-located plot, while the RDA and BJP say the allocation follows policy and that the category concerns a company rather than an individual’s caste.
Congress Allegations
RDA and BJP Responses
Location of the reconstituted plot
Congress Allegations
Rakesh Gupta questions why a company whose original land had access through a narrow road was proposed a plot near the planned 45-metre MR-43 road, roughly a kilometre away.
RDA and BJP Responses
The RDA says larger landholders are eligible for plots connected to the 45-metre road and that 17 landowners received such plots under the same policy.
Fairness of the allocation
Congress Allegations
Gupta alleges that Radhika Palace may receive a substantially better-located final plot and has sought an inquiry into the broader reconstitution and allotment process.
RDA and BJP Responses
The RDA calls the allegations false and baseless, says the area allocation follows the scheme’s formula, and notes that the process is not yet final.
Meaning of the “General” entry
Congress Allegations
Congress argues that tribal-land protections cannot be avoided merely because a different category appears in a land record.
RDA and BJP Responses
The BJP says the land is held by a company, and therefore the company has no caste; it rejects suggestions that Kashyap or his family changed their caste for the transaction.
Key facts
- Company
- Radhika Palace Private Limited
- Company director
- Shanti Kashyap, wife of Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap
- Original holding
- Approximately 1.33 acres in Kachna’s Nalapara area
- Proposed plot
- Plot No. 25 in Saddu, measuring approximately 2,168 square metres or 23,327 square feet
- Road connection
- The proposed plot is near Saddu Chowk and the planned 45-metre, approximately 150-foot-wide MR-43 road
- RDA position
- The authority says 17 landowners received plots adjoining the main road under the same rules
- Current status
- Claims and objections are being invited and will be examined before the process proceeds
Quotes
Shiv Narayan Pandey
BJP leader who defended the land-record category entry at a press conference
“The land is in the name of the company. A company has no caste.”
NDTV
Sources
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