India, March 8 -- Strange as it may sound but the elected government of Jammu and Kashmir has no clue about the Sri Lankan cricketer who is being given 10.4 hectares in Kathua district to set up an aluminium can manufacturing and beverages filling unit with an investment of Rs.1,600 crore.

Javid Ahmed Dar, the UT rural development and panchayati raj minister, found himself in a tight spot during question hour in the assembly in Jammu on Saturday.

Responding to queries on land compensation and satellite townships being developed across Jammu and Kashmir, Dar feigned ignorance about the land being given to the Sri Lankan cricketer.

The issue was raised by Kulgam MLA MY Tarigami when he sought information on satellite townships. "What are...