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‘Occupied By Mafias…’: UP CM Yogi Says 65,000 Acres Freed After His Warning | India News

‘Occupied By Mafias…’: UP CM Yogi Says 65,000 Acres Freed After His Warning | India News

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Last Updated:February 03, 2026, 18:51 IST Yogi Adityanath said the government responded to land mafia’s by constituting a Bhu Mafia Task Force and issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to them. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that nearly 65,000 acres of land were reclaimed from land mafias after his government issued a strict warning soon after coming to power in 2017. Addressing global investors and entrepreneurs at the ‘Uttar Pradesh Pharma Conclave 1.0’ in Lucknow, the chief minister said illegal land occupation had left the state without any viable land bank for industrial development. “When we assumed office in 2017, there was no land bank available in Uttar Pradesh because large tracts of land were occupied by mafias,” Adityanath said. मैंने कहा था- 24 घंटे का समय दे रहा हूं…उत्तर प्रदेश के अंदर जिस भी सरकारी भूमि पर किसी भू-माफिया ने कब्जा किया है, उसको तत्काल छोड़ दे… pic.twitter.com/fRPov7BrJz — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 3, 2026 He added that the government responded by constituting a Bhu Mafia …

UP Man Writes Letter, Seeks ‘Permission’ To Abuse Local Newspaper For Two Hours

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He claimed that he was labeled a “mafia” by the newspaper without sufficient evidence. In a never-heard-before incident, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh has submitted a bizarre request to district authorities seeking permission to ‘abuse’ a local newspaper. The man identified as Prateek Sinha took this step after an article in the said newspaper alleged his involvement in land grabbing and referred to him as a “land mafia”. Miffed with the article, Mr Sinha sent the newspaper a defamation notice for tarnishing his reputation.  He then wrote a letter addressed to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate on Thursday and sought his permission to stand outside the newspaper headquarters for two hours to hurl abuses against the bureau chief and the reporter. Mr. Sinha mentioned that a bulldozer action was taken on his land on January 9 “without any reason”. He further claimed that he was labeled a “mafia” by the newspaper without sufficient evidence.  “I seek permission for January 15 at 12:00 pm to express my grievances by hurling abuses at the bureau chief and the reporter for two hours, …