Srinagar, March 8 -- The issue was raised during the Question Hour by CPI(M) MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, who questioned how a foreign national was granted land in J&K. "A Sri Lankan cricketer has been given land in Kathua. Under what provisions was this allotment made?" Tarigami asked, without naming the individual.Congress MLA Ghulam Ahmad Mir also expressed concern, calling the matter "serious" and demanding an immediate probe. "How can a non-Indian cricketer be allotted land in J&K? This needs urgent attention," he asserted.

Responding to the concerns, Agriculture Production Minister Javaid Ahmad Dar distanced his department from the matter, stating that it falls under the jurisdiction of the Revenue Department. "We have no informat...