The record
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- Seven Eleven Constructions has surrendered its building permission for a disputed 2,810-square-metre plot in Bhayander East, Maharashtra.
- The firm is allegedly linked to BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, who Vohra says grabbed the land with a second firm in 2011.
- Plot owner Asgarbhai Vohra, 81, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his schoolmate from Vadnagar, on September 8 and sought a CBI probe into the dispute.
- A 2015 police complaint against Vohra and his associate Ajay Dhokha, alleging criminal trespass and intimidation, is being withdrawn.
- The development matters because it suggests a years-long land dispute involving a ruling-party legislator may be turning in the original owner's favour.
What to watch next
- The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation hearing scheduled for September 16.
- Whether the CBI takes up the inquiry Vohra requested from the prime minister.
- Action on the second firm, Swayam Builders, which still controls the other half of the plot.
What changed2
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Who said what2
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Narendra Mehta
BJP MLA
1 quote · 1 outlet
“surrendering possession and cancelling the transaction was a decision taken to end the dispute and did not amount to an admission of wrongdoing.”
In the article
…registered transactions from Joseph Fernandes and Mukesh Parekh. He said the company decided to return the land to Mukesh Parekh and Mervin Fernandes after a dispute arose over the property. The BJP MLA maintained that surrendering possession and cancelling the transaction was a decision taken to end the dispute and did not amount to an admission of wrongdoing.
Asgarbhai Vohra
81-year-old man
1 quote · 1 outlet
“I bought the property around 37 years ago. But in 2011, it was grabbed by two builders, and I have been fighting this battle ever since. Now that I have met the prime minister, I hope to get justice”
In the article
…Vohra had claimed that he purchased the plot in 1989 and that it was encroached upon by two firms, Swayam Builders and Seven Eleven Constructions, in 2011, both allegedly linked to Narendra Mehta, reported PTI. “ I bought the property around 37 years ago. But in 2011, it was grabbed by two builders, and I have been fighting this battle ever since. Now that I have met the prime minister, I hope to get justice ,” Vohra earlier told HT. Vohra maintained that though he had never sold or transferred the property to anyone, it was taken over in 2011, and subsequently divided into two parts - each controlled by the two firms…
Why it matters3
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- BJP MLA-linked firm permit revocation· immediate
- PM Narendra Modi political scrutiny· days
- Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation administrative action· immediate
Coverage2
All filed from India
Named India · Asgarali Vohra · Seven Eleven · Seven Eleven Constructions · Swayam Builders · Ajay Dhokha · Asgarbhai Vohra · Bharatiya Janata Party · BN School · Central Bureau of Investigation · Joseph Fernandes · Mervin Fernandes · Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation
- The Times of India — MumbaiDays after PM Modi’s school friend gets relief in land dispute, Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation cancels construction permission to BJP MLA’s company[1]English national· neutral
- Hindustan TimesPM Modi's schoolmate gets land back days after meeting him as firm tied to BJP MLA backs down[2]English national· neutral
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