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WORLD  Probe Into Iskcon Hand In Land Deals FROM THE TELEGRAPH, INDIA INDIA, Nov 11 (VNN) — Krishnagar, Nov. 11: The Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government has initiated an inquiry into the acquiring of vast tracts of land by about 20 private trusts of Mayapur, Nadia, allegedly linked to Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Land and land reforms minister Abdur Rezzak Molla, who visited Mayapur, about 100 km from Calcutta, today said he started the probe after being asked by the chief minister to do so. The minister was shown by officials of his department plots purchased by several trusts in the Bamunpukur panchayat area. He said he had asked district officials to furnish details about the land bought by the trusts and their relations with Iskcon. The trusts are believed to have purchased about 500 acres, said land and land reforms officials. Iskcon said it had not violated any law. Let the government carry out an impartial inquiry. If it finds out that we had acquired land illegally, we are ready to face action, said Ramesh Das, its chief public relations manager. Molla refused to comment on the amount of land acquired by Iskcon. I have been entrusted with this investigation by the chief minister and I will send a report to him in a month. Officials of the land and land reforms department here have been asked to complete their probe fast, he said. Full story >>> Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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