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Rishabh Pant seeks CM help to buy land in Uttarakhand
India cricketer Rishabh Pant publicly appealed to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on social media for help buying land in his home state, saying he had struggled for three years despite…
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India cricketer Rishabh Pant publicly appealed to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on social media for help buying land in his home state, saying he had struggled for three years despite being the state's highest taxpayer at Rs 23.84 crore for 2025-26. Pant, currently in Sri Lanka for a Test series, expressed desire to shift his base from Delhi to Uttarakhand. CM Dhami responded promptly, ordering officials to assist the cricketer and stating anyone would be welcome, especially Pant who has brought glory to the state. The exchange began with Pant's late-night post on X on Sunday.
The Indian Opinion
The Twitter exchange between Pant and Dhami is heartwarming but raises eyebrows about bureaucratic hurdles even a celebrity faces. Pant earned crores and pays top taxes, yet struggled three years for land. The narrative that India is business-friendly takes a hit when a national cricketer must publicly beg for help to buy his own land at government rates. Will Dhami's intervention actually fix the system or just create a special bypass for the rich? The real test is whether an ordinary Pahadi citizen gets the same prompt resolution.
Source: businesstoday.in
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