Land ownership documents returned to C’garh farmers

JAGDALPUR: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday returned the ownership documents to Chhattisgarh farmers and tribal people, whose land was acquired for a Tata Steel factory in Bastar district of the state.

Gandhi said Chhattisgarh became the first state to return land to the farmers and tribals after having acquired the same for a development project. The Congress had promised in the run up to the Chhattisgarh assembly election to return the land to its original owner if voted to power. The land was acquired for a factory in 2008, which could not be established by Tata Steel.