CMIT conducts inquiry into disputed land

Chief Minister's Inspection Team (CMIT) has called a person to record his statement. That person has been accused of illegally occupying the land allotted for establishing Sufi University at Bhit Shah, sources told Business Recorder.
Sindh government had allotted land of 53 acres along with buildings of Culture and Education departments including culture center, public school in order to establish Sufi University at Bhit Shah, district Matiyari. Local Revenue officials had complained to relevant authorities that a private person, namely Ilyas Rajput had occupied the land and claiming its ownership.
On the directives of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, the CMIT team visited the disputed land and examined its documents.
CMIT team members also met local people and officials of Revenue Department and recorded their statements in this regard, sources told.
According to details, there is a piece of land of about 76 acres in Bhit Shah, from which 53 acres land is the property of Sindh government which has been allocated for the construction of offices and campus of Sufi University, sources told.
That person has, however claimed that the entire land of 76 acres excluding the buildings of culture and education departments, is his property. He has claimed that he possesses the documents of ownership of the said land, but Revenue officials have rejected his claim, sources told.
Local Revenue officials are said to have also registered an FIR against that person, sources added.
In this connection, Head of CMIT Abdul Subhan Memon has called that person to register his statement.
Work on the construction of Sufi University's was initiated on the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari.
The Sindh government was required to begin work on this project from January 2011 with its own financial resources, but it failed to mobilise the required finances because of heavy floods last year.
Later, Sindh government made unsuccessful effort to get financial help from Turkey in this regard, sources informed. The CMIT is expected to complete its inquiry within the period of 15 days.