BJP targets Omar government over land grabbing

Jammu, Feb 13 (PTI) BJP today accused Omar Abdullahgovernment of harbouring a land mafia, in which ministers,bureaucrats and police officers were involved in landgrabbings and no action was taken against them.

"Is it democracy, socialism, guaranteed right of equalityin a socio welfare state or a Jungle raaj? Till date no actionhas been taken against ministers, bureaucrats, policemen fortheir involvement or patronising to grab the rights of others''lands under the present dispensation of Omar Abdullah," BJPstate spokesperson Ramesh Arora told reporters here today.

"We question the intention of the Chief Minister whiledeclaring 2011 as an anti-corruption year. Motive should bereflected in action and ministers involved directly orindirectly should be sacked from the government," he said.

He said, "Omar is keeping mum despite massive reports ofland grabbings and patronage by ministers, bureaucrats andpolice officers."

Some local newspapers had carried reports naming toppolice officers and politicians in grabbings of hugegovernment lands and others in Jammu during last one week.

"Militancy has proved a boon for corrupt politicians andbureaucrats and fatal for many innocents. Persons sitting atthe helm of affairs including our Chief Minister is unable tosee land scams and undue accumulation of wealth by few landgrabbers," he said.

Police officials are not only patronising landgrabbers but are themselves involved in the same andGovernment still claims to provide corruption freeadministration, he said.