Gujarat government ‘gifts’ MP Yusuf Pathan disputed plot of land months after he quit TMC

What happened: The Gujarat government proposed gifting MP Yusuf Pathan 500 square metres of a disputed municipal plot in Vadodara and offering the rest at a concessional rate. The proposal goes to the BJP-ruled civic body's standing committee on Friday. Key numbers: 500 square metres gifted; plot totals 978 square metres; Pathan sought allotment at market price in Why it matters: The proposal came less than two months after Pathan withdrew his High Court petition over the land, and months after he left the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction. The High Court had described him as an "encroacher.

The Gujarat government proposed gifting MP Yusuf Pathan 500 square metres of a disputed municipal plot in Vadodara and offering the rest at a concessional rate. The proposal goes to the BJP-ruled civic body's standing committee on Friday.

The proposal came less than two months after Pathan withdrew his High Court petition over the land, and months after he left the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction. The High Court had described him as an "encroacher.