A local politico known to be a buddy of a very high political authority, had reportedly cleared the vegetation of a state-owned 10-acre block of land immediately after the general polls.
He had used the heavy machinery belonging to the local body and engaged its workers to carry out the land-clearance work.
The high political authority is said to be well aware of the illegal activity of the local politico but is turning a blind eye to it.
“If they so brashly resort to wrong-doings as soon as they get power and influence, how they would behave in the long run is quite obvious,†the people in the area say.
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