Yusuf Pathan Gets Land Gift As Vadodara Civic Committee Approves Proposal; Congress Takes Son-In-law Jibe At VMC

Former cricketer and TMC (Rebel camp) MP, Yusuf Pathan, is set to receive 500 square metres of land as a gift from the Gujarat government. The standing committee of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Friday approved a proposal to allot 500 square metres of land, out of the total 978-square metre, as a "gift" to Pathan. The BJP-ruled civic body also offered the rest of the land at a concessional rate.

What Is the Controversy Around The Land?

Pathan had been seeking the 978-square-metre residential plot located next to his family home in Vadodara's Tandalja locality since 2012, but faced years of legal hurdles and encroachment notices from the civic body. After he won the Lok Sabha election on a TMC ticket in 2024, the VMC had issued him a notice, asking him to remove the alleged encroachment and vacate the civic body-owned land.

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However, when Pathan joined the rebel TMC group, which supports the NDA government at the Centre, the VMC changed its stance. Standing committee chairman Varsha Vyas said the government resolution was approved by the civic body's standing committee, days after the state decided to "gift" 500-square metre plot to Pathan for free, and provide the remaining 478-square-metre plot at concessional rate (55 per cent of the value). She said the standing committee approved the notification issued by the Gujarat government in this regard.

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Yusuf Pathan’s ₹15 Crore Plot Sparks Political Row in Vadodara! Vadodara Congress has questioned the plot allotment to MP Yusuf Pathan, alleging that public land worth around ₹15 crore is being allocated at an undervalued rate. The party has raised concerns over potential revenue losses to the municipal corporation, levelled allegations against the BJP and threatened intensified protests. પૂર્વ ક્રિકેટર અને સાંસદ યુસુફ પઠાણને પ્લોટ ફાળવણીમાં વડોદરામાં રાજકીય ઘમાસણ! કોર્પોરેશન કચેરીમાં કોંગ્રેસનું હલ્લાબોલ વડોદરામાં જમીન અને પ્લોટ ફાળવણીના મુદ્દે રાજકીય ઘમાસાણ શરૂ થયું છે. શહેર કોંગ્રેસ પ્રમુખ ઋત્વિક જોશીએ આક્ષેપ કર્યો છે કે પ્રજાની માલિકીની કિંમતી જમીન મનસ્વી રીતે ફાળવવામાં આવી રહી છે. સાંસદ યુસુફ પઠાણને પ્લોટ ફાળવણી મામલે પણ કોંગ્રેસે સવાલો ઉઠાવ્યા છે. કોંગ્રેસના દાવા મુજબ, આ પ્લોટની કિંમત આશરે ₹15 કરોડ છે, જ્યારે લાંબા સમયના કબજા અને વ્યાજના હિસાબે મહાનગરપાલિકાની આવકનો મુદ્દો પણ ઊભો થયો છે 15 કરોડનો પ્લોટ મફતના ભાવે આપવા પાછળ ભાજપ સામે ગંભીર આક્ષેપો કોંગ્રેસે કરી વિરોધને ઉગ્ર બનાવવાની ચીમકી આપી છે.

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As per the new proposal, 500 square metres of the VMC-owned land will be gifted to Pathan, while the remaining 478 square metres will be offered at a 45 per cent concession -- valued at 55 per cent of the rate fixed by the Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) Valuation Committee. The proposal will now be put forward before the general board of VMC next month.

Congress Stage Protest Against Govt's Move

The Congress party staged a protest against the decision. The opposition leaders demonstrated by carrying posters that read "Vote-Thief BJP, Plot-Thief BJP" and "The Price of One Vote: Rs 15 Crore," and raised slogans like, "Yusuf Pathan: The VMC's Son-in-law" and "Where will Yusuf Pathan be found? In the BJP's office".

Congress members organised a sit-in outside the meeting hall, raising slogans, with the party's city president Rutvij Joshi claiming that BJP leaders handed over a 978-square-meter government-owned plot to Pathan as if he was some sort of "favoured son-in-law" of the government.

(With PTI inputs)