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Arundhati's house in Pachmarhi found illegal
Bhopal: There's more trouble for writer-activist Arundhati Roy. After a sedition case against her, she's now being accused of living in an illegally constructed house in Madhya Pradesh.
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the area has said the land cannot be transferred in the name of Arundhati Roy.
Arundhati Roy's dream house in Pachmarhi won't be hers now. The house built on a forest land can be inherited but not sold. The house is owned by Arundhati's husband Pradip Kishen in the Panchmarhi Tiger Reserve in Hoshangabad district. They had bought the land from a tribal 18 years back and when the state revenue department objected. They approached the High court which referred the matter back to the department.
"The High Court had referred the matter to the revenue department," said Forest Minister Madhya Pradesh Sartaj Singh.
The land falls within the reserved forest area and according to the rules; those living in the reserved forest areas can inherit property from their parents but are not entitled to sell it to any outsider. Now with the SDM ruling against Arundhati, the state forest department is preparing to take action.
"We will take appropriate action once we get the exact details," said Sartaj Singh.
They can still appeal to the Revenue Commissioner and thereafter to the revenue board but for now the celebrity author and her filmmaker husband will have to live with the fact that their house is illegal.
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So after all she too is an 'occupier' grabbing land from the poor tribals she seems to support.