Gujarat govt ‘gifts’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan
The Gujarat government has proposed gifting a disputed municipal plot in Vadodara to former cricketer and current MP Yusuf Pathan. The move follows Pathan's recent political shift from the TMC to the BJP-led NDA coalition.
Why it matters
The decision has sparked controversy regarding political patronage and the allocation of public land to public figures.
Gujarat govt ‘gifts’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan left Yusuf Pathan in Parliament. File PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/juoszh/article71604117.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI03_21_2025_000144B.jpg - New Delhi: TMC MP Yusuf Pathan during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, March 21, 2025. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI03_21_2025_000144B) The proposal comes nearly four months after the Lok Sabha MP, as part of a rebel TMC group, broke away from the Mamata Banerjee-led fold and merged with the NCPI to join the BJP-led NDA Vadodara Months after Yusuf Pathan broke away from the Trinamool Congress, the Gujarat government has proposed to hand over a long-disputed municipal plot in Vadodara to the former cricketer, gifting 500 square metres of the land and offering the rest at a concessional rate.
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