Overview
- District land authorities in Murshidabad issued the notice to Mira Sultana for allegedly altering land use at Manikyahar, Beldanga-II, with the document citing Section 4C and possible action under Section 4D of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act.
- The Indian Express reports the notice references 0.02 acre in Plot No. 4404 and alleges a canal or drainage channel was filled before a multi-storey building was constructed.
- Officials say the action followed a mass petition from locals, and Sultana has been ordered to respond within seven days to avoid proceedings under Section 4D, with local reporting warning of potential attachment if she does not comply.
- Humayun Kabir calls the move political vendetta after his break with the Trinamool Congress and says he will fight it legally, while Sultana maintains the work followed rules.
- Coverage varies on scope, with Deccan Chronicle alleging a two-acre wetland grab, while the official notice described by The Indian Express refers to a much smaller parcel, and the step comes days after police seized property tied to Kabir’s son-in-law’s family in a narcotics case.