Committee passes to allow govt. to repossess land

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The Parliament’s Decentralization Committee has approved a bill granting the government the authority to repossess land under the jurisdiction of local councils, despite a petition calling for the withdrawal of the legislation. The bill, proposed by independently elected Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, who is pro-government, was approved during a committee meeting held on Monday night. During the deliberations, ruling PNC’s North