more-inLeader of Opposition in the Assembly Vijender Gupta on Thursday urged Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal to bring in a notification declaring 89 rural villages in the Capital urbanised villages, an issue which he claimed has been pending before the Delhi government for the past two years. ‘Land under Centre’“As per the Constitution, the subject of land lies within the jurisdiction of the Central government. Therefore, if the Delhi Chief Minister fails to fulfil this duty, the L-G, being the head of the government, can issue the notification with regard to declaration of 89 rural villages as urbanised villages,” Mr. Gupta said. “Due to the non-issuance of the pending declaration, the land mafia is fast developing unauthorised colonies. Even Delhi Ministers are involved in these undesirable activities,” Mr. Gupta alleged.

Source: The Hindu May 11, 2017 20:13 UTC