BJP MLA Returns Disputed Land After PM Modi’s Schoolmate Seeks Help

Narendra Mehta, the BJP MLA, has agreed to hand back the disputed land and to withdraw the complaint he lodged against Asgar Ali Vora. Mehta’s move came after Vora, a senior schoolmate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asked the Prime Minister for assistance on the land issue. Following the appeal, government officials convened a meeting and both sides accepted the settlement reached there. Mehta clarified that the land was bought from Mervyn Fernandes in 2019. The agreement ends a local controversy that linked the case to high‑level political connections. No further legal steps are expected, and the parties said they will move forward without lingering grievances.