Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 16

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has alleged that the land mafia in Patiala is trying to illegally acquire the land of the Khalsa College Trust in Patiala.

Jagir Kaur, SGPC president, said today that the committee would not tolerate illegal acquisition of its land and as such, the matter would be raised with the office of the Chief Minister as well.

Bibi Jagir Kaur said the land mafia active here was trying to acquire the SGPC’s land with the help of political interference.

“We will meet Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on the matter. I also urge the Punjab DGP to address the matter and direct police officials in Patiala to assist the SGPC in the same,” she said.

She said the SGPC had 110 bigha, 15 biswa land of which Mata Sahib Kaur Girls’ Khalsa college is functioning on 25 bigha and 9 biswa land. “The land mafia wants to illegally acquire a considerable chunk of the whole land,” she said.