The story also exposes reason of his inaction on Forbesganj firing
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: The ‘Good Governance’, ‘Clean Image’ and ‘Corruption Free System’ – all these attributes of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ran for cover Monday evening when it was exposed that huge and costly plots of government land have been gifted to sons, daughters or close relatives of ministers, MPs and MLAs of the ruling JDU-BJP alliance.
The Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), a Bihar government body that works under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, allots land for industrial units. The allotment is supposed to be done after due process and proper tender. But it has come to light that Nitish Kumar government has allotted several BIADA plots to relatives of ruling party (JDU and BJP) legislators without inviting proper tender.
Under construction glucose factory by Auro Sundram International Private Limited at Bhajanpur village of Forbesganj
HRD Minister in Nitish cabinet Mr PK Shahi’s daughter Urvashi Shahi has been given a plot of 87120 Sq.ft. while JDU MLA Jagdish Sharma’s son Rahul Kumar has got a plot of 15500 sq.ft. Social Welfare Minister Perveen Amanullah and senior IAS officer Afzal Amanullah’s daughter Rahmat Fatima has been given 87120 sq.ft.
Allotment of government land is not illegal, neither is the allotment to relatives of legislators. But obviously it raises many questions and puts the credibility of an ‘honest’ government when sons and daughters of sitting ministers are given government lands for industrial units even though, it is said, none of the beneficiaries have any back record of running factory.
The list of the beneficiaries from the close circle of CM Nitish Kumar is long. The entire details of the allotment of land have been posted on the official website of BIADA.
As BJP is partner of the ruling alliance, so it is also not behind JDU, big partner, in looting the booty.
Among the beneficiaries from BJP is former BJP MLA Awdhesh Narayan Singh who has been gifted a huge plot of 217800 sq.ft. The allotment to Singh is in the name of one Mahesh Kumar as the address of Kumar (M/s Trident Foundation Sri Mahesh Kumar, Verma Center (405-406), Boring Road Crossing, Patna) is the address of Awdhesh Narayan Singh.
The exposure of unclean allotment of land has also taken the lid off the mysterious silence of CM Nitish on Forbesganj police firing. Now it looks clear why he did not take strong and clear action or why he did not order a CBI probe into the firing. He knew any impartial probe will expose the dirty allotment of government land to people in his close circle.
The huge plots of BIADA land in Bhajanpur village of Forbesganj block were given to BJP MLC Ashok Agarwal’s son Saurabh Agarwal by Bihar Government led by CM Nitish Kumar. The Auro Sundaram International Company coming up on the land has usurped the old approach road of the village. When on June 3 the villagers came out to protest the blockade of the road, the local police did not give a second thought to firing. They killed four unarmed villagers including an infant and a pregnant woman.
In the name of Auro Sundram International Private Limited of one Ashok Kumar Choudhary, Agarwal was given two huge plots — one of 1306800 sq.ft. and another of 246114 sq.ft.
Facts unmask the honesty of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar:
| Name of the unit | Plot No | Area in Sq.ft | Product |
| M/s Trident Foundation Sri Mahesh Kumar, Verma Center (405-406), Boring Road Crossing, Patna Mob – 9431262624 | MUP III (P) | 217800 | Educational Institute |
| M/S Dev Lok Agro & Beverage Pvt Ltd, Rahul Kumar, Industrial Area, Hajipur | D-18,19,20(P) | 15500 sq.ft. | Packaged Drinking Water |
| M/s R.F.A. CompanyProp – Ms. Rahmat Fatima, At- 133, Patliputra Colony,Patna – 800013 | A – 8 (P) A – 9 (P) | 87120 | Squashes, Syrups & Sattu Powder |
| M/s Auro Sundram International Private Limited Sri Ashok Kumar ChoudharyAt Raipur Industrial Area, Gagal Hari Road, Bhagwanpur, Dist – Hardwar, Uttarakhand | As Per Map | 1306800 | liquid Glucose |
| M/s Auro Sundram International Private LimitedSri Ashok Kumar ChoudharyAt Raipur Industrial Area, Gagal Hari Road, Bhagwanpur, Dist – Hardwar, Uttarakhand | As Per Map | 246114 | liquid Glucose |
Source: BIADA
Website: http://www.biadabihar.in/