Akalis flay land allotment top Radha Soami sectr

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Akalis flay land allotment to Radha Soami sect
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
ROOPNAGAR, July 20: Local Akali leaders, including municipal council member A. S. Satyal, today, criticised the government for handing over a prime piece of government land to Radhasoami Satsang at a ``throwaway price.''

While talking to media persons here today, Satyal said, ``the administration remained inactive and did not stop unauthorised construction at the land allotted to the sect for political considerations''.

Satyal, who was accompanied by Sarabjit Singh Longia, another Akali leader and Jasbir Singh Kandhari, founder principal of the Gurmat Missionary College said, ``there were many other religious bodies, whose cases for the transfer of government land were still under consideration''. The leaders asserted that any government land should be allotted to the sect through auction and not at ``concessional rates.''

Longia further alleged that despite assurances by the party high command, a beer bar close to Sadavart Gurdwara near here has not been closed. He added that all their complaints made to the Excise Department had fallen on deaf ears.

The leaders also warned the administration that they would file a legal suit, if proper attention was not paid to the poor civic amenities in the city.