New Delhi (India) August 8: In a quite surprising public appeal early on Saturday, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant directly requested Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to help him buy land in the state so that he could shift his base from Delhi and build his first abode at his home state.
Born in Roorkee (Haridwar) in Uttarakhand, Pant polished his cricketing skills there before travelling to Delhi to pursue the sport further on a professional basis and then went on to represent the country as a leading wicketkeeper batsman in all three formats of the game.
Pant Says Finding Suitable Land Has Been Difficult
Pant took social media platform X and tagged Chief Minister Dhami in a long post urging him to allot him some land there for an earnest settlement. He said that for the last three years, he has been trying to find suitable land in the state but could not find something meeting his demands.
"@pushkardhami hello sir how’s you ??? It’s a long time for me especially being local from Uttrakhand . I have been trying to buy land to shift my base from Delhi to Uttrakhand and I couldn’t find anything facilitating and big to live here I love my Uttrakhand. My humble request to us is please help me in land acquisition cause nowadays it had become nitemare with clarity and even other land is dew which was I supposedly get when I was promoting the state before keeping everything in side I wanna move back to my native place to help and built around Uttarakhand and I want to shift back to my Pahadi people please look into this matter it’s been 3 years didn’t get any land awaiting your answer @pushkardhami sir," he said.
Cricketer Clarifies He Wants To Buy Land
Pant's post went viral instantly after it appeared online, as his uncommon plea garnered massive attention from the fans. Later, Pant clarified that he would rather want to buy the land from the government at actual rates.
"A gift would be lovey for representation out states at the highest level internationally stages but if you allow me I wanna buy it fromGovernment and on there rates at least I can have my first house built in my own state and our state please be helpful. Seriously didn’t know how to do it," he said.
Dhami Assures Pant Of Government Support
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday promised help to team India wicket keeper Rishabh Pant after his appeal for 'land acquisition' in the state came on public platform.
“Dear Rishabh, you are the pride of Uttarakhand. With your splendid performance and achievements, you have illuminated the name of Devbhoomi in the country and the world. Your love for your motherland and your sentiment of returning here to contribute are highly commendable,” Dhami said.
“Regarding the matter you have raised, instructions are being issued to the concerned officials. They will soon contact you and ensure all possible cooperation in accordance with the rules,” he added.