Himachal government to table Bill to amend land transfer laws in assembly over Hamirpur hospital protests
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Himachal government to table Bill to amend land transfer laws in assembly over Hamirpur hospital protests

Hindustan Times  

Amid the widespread protests over the closure of a charitable hospital run by Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Bhota area of Hamirpur district, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said the state government would introduce an amendment bill to the Land Ceiling Act on the first day of the assembly’s winter session set to begin on December 18. Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Sukhu, who on Sunday convened a meeting at his official residence, Oak Over, to discuss the issue of land transfer related to charitable hospital at Bhota, directed officials to prepare a draft of the amendment bill immediately. The Radha Soami Satsang Beas is running a 75-bed hospital situated on 44 acres of land, in Bhota, Hamirpur. Sukhu said the state government was making every possible effort to provide relief to Radha Soami Satsang Beas and ensure that the hospital remains operational.

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