UP govt says it doesn't have land to allot plots to legislators

Lucknow: Owing to shortage of land, the Uttar Pradesh government does not have any scheme to allot plots to legislators, the state assembly was informed Wednesday.

Housing minister Suresh Pasi said this during the Question Hour in the state assembly. He was replying to BSP member Mohammad Aslam Raini, who sought to know from the government whether it will allot land to legislators.

"The question does not arise. Uttar Pradesh Housing Development Board and development authorities do not have land banks," Pasi said.


Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chowdhury also asked the government to consider the demand and provide land to legislators in the state capital.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said it is not considering this demand as the priority of the government is to provide land to the poor and the homeless.

Chowdhury said, "The legislators too are poor and the demand is genuine." He requested Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit to look into it.