On land that was taken from Atiq Ahmed, UP CM Adityanath donates 76 apartments to the underprivileged in Prayagraj.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hands over keys to 76 flats built for the poor, on land confiscated from slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj.
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The CM also inaugurated 226 development projects in the city, on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/o4F9MX2AD6
Watch: Visuals of flats
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inspects the flats for the poor, built on land confiscated from slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in Prayagraj.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 30, 2023
He will handover the flats shortly. pic.twitter.com/am0ln0kR3u
Strict security precautions were put in place for the ceremony, and the buildings were decorated before the inauguration. At the entrance to the apartments, a sign reading "Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana" could be seen.
When was the foundation laid?
On December 26, 2021, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath laid the cornerstone for this house development on a 1731-square-meter parcel of land in Prayagraj's Lukerganj neighbourhood. According to authorities, the District Urban Development Authorities (DUDA) initiated this project as part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), which led to the building of 76 apartments split into two blocks.
Construction took underway on the confiscated property that was once held by Atiq Ahmed, who was accused of killing BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005 and then killing Umesh Pal, a crucial witness, in February of the same year.
On the evening of April 15, three people posing as journalists fatally shot Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed as they were being driven to Prayagraj for a medical examination.
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