Himachal Govt cancels 28-acre allotment to Baba Ramdev Patanjali Yogpeeth

The BJP regime under chief minister Dhumal had allotted 28 acres on lease to the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust in 2010. The Congress Party, however, alleged that the land worth over Rs. 35 crore was allotted by the BJP Government for 99 years to the trust on a lease of Re. 1 and thus was cancelled.
The development came close on the heels of the Maharashtra Government allotting 600 acres to the Patanajli Yogpeeth for setting up of an orange processing plant and a unit for its ayurvedic products.
Earlier, addressing a press conference on increasing number of jaundice cases in the capital city, Thakur said five deaths to Hepatitis E had been confirmed in the town, while more than 1,500 cases reported from various hospitals.

Divulging reasons behind the increasing number of diseases, Thakur said this has happened due to the contamination of potable water, adding that the patients were being treated for the disease.