<p>Himachal Pradesh Thursday began a probe into alleged land grabbing by the ashram of controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu in Paonta Sahib town, 185 km from here, an official said.</p>.<p>"We are looking into the exact land allotted and the structures raised on the land by the ashram," sub-divisional magistrate Sharvan Manta told IANS.<br /><br />Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Wednesday ordered a probe into the alleged land grabbing by the ashram.<br /><br />He directed the local administration to quickly submit a report and remove all encroachments by ashram, official sources said.<br /><br />The chief minister's action came after a complaint, said an official.<br /><br />The ashram has allegedly encroached a huge chunk of forest land in Kunja Madralia village in Paonta Sahib subdivision in Sirmaur district, near Uttarakhand's Haridwar town.<br />Manta said the ashram has a printing press, a pharma unit and a huge hall.<br /><br />Earlier, the state government took possession of the prime land in Solan district allotted to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for setting up his Patanjali Yogpeeth's branch.<br /><br />It was found that the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government violated statutory provisions in allotting the land in 2010. </p>
<p>Himachal Pradesh Thursday began a probe into alleged land grabbing by the ashram of controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu in Paonta Sahib town, 185 km from here, an official said.</p>.<p>"We are looking into the exact land allotted and the structures raised on the land by the ashram," sub-divisional magistrate Sharvan Manta told IANS.<br /><br />Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Wednesday ordered a probe into the alleged land grabbing by the ashram.<br /><br />He directed the local administration to quickly submit a report and remove all encroachments by ashram, official sources said.<br /><br />The chief minister's action came after a complaint, said an official.<br /><br />The ashram has allegedly encroached a huge chunk of forest land in Kunja Madralia village in Paonta Sahib subdivision in Sirmaur district, near Uttarakhand's Haridwar town.<br />Manta said the ashram has a printing press, a pharma unit and a huge hall.<br /><br />Earlier, the state government took possession of the prime land in Solan district allotted to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for setting up his Patanjali Yogpeeth's branch.<br /><br />It was found that the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government violated statutory provisions in allotting the land in 2010. </p>