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 | | Rajinder Singh, a farmer who bought 8.1 ha with three others, said that the signatories to the sale deed included the Chief Minister's son, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is the Union Minister of State for Industry, and six others. |
 | | Gyanendrajit Singh, who belongs to one of the families that settled in the Terai in the 1950s, said that immediately after Independence the Government had offered land to the hill people but the majority of them did not want to take up the challenge posed by the harsh physical conditions in the region. |
 | | Among USNRS activists, there is a stream of opinion that Udham Singh Nagar can be part of Uttaranchal if more areas from the plains, such as portions of Hardwar, Bareilly and Bijnore, are included in the new State. |
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