Simhastha: Land pooling put on hold

Efforts are being made to get the farmers' consent on the issue

- Our Staff Reporter

The Land Pooling Act, brought by the government for Simhastha under the Urban Development Scheme, has been put on hold for now.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on October 21 last year that land would be provided through the Ujjain Development Authority to build permanent Ashrams and Maths for saints.

Land was to be acquired from the farmers for the scheme, but the farmers opposed it.

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), an outfit of the RSS, also protested the acquisition of land from the farmers.

The BKS organised a tractor rally in Ujjain on September 15 against the land pooling.