Ex-Minister got Rs 45.4 lakh worth land for Rs 42,700

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: Former Minister and National Conference leader Prem Sagar Aziz has joined the list of large number of politicians who have regularized their land under Roshni Scheme and availed hefty discount from the Government.
Aziz, who had won the election in 2002 from Bani Assembly constituency as a Congress candidate and was Minister of State, had joined the National Conference in 2018.
He got regularized around 18 kanals of agriculture land at village Plahi in Basohli tehsil of Kathua district having assessed value of Rs 45.4 lakh for just Rs 42,700.
Further, he converted 24 marlas of agriculture land into commercial.
Ashok Kumar, Block Development Council (BDC) Chairman got regularized five marlas land under Roshni Scheme for Rs 48,000 at Bhaddu.