Maithili Thakur’s family accused of land grab; officials remove encroachment on government area

Maithili Thakur, a popular folk singer and BJP MLA, is embroiled in a controversy over allegations of land grab and encroachment on government road and private properties in Darbhanga district. Officials confirmed the encroachment on the government road, which was demolished on Thursday. Thakur denies the allegations, claiming she was building a home in her constituency for public hearings.

The dispute has taken on political undertones with the opposition RJD accusing legislators of the ruling NDA party of "looting the public". Revenue officials measured the disputed site and found that the family had encroached on a portion of the road. Thakur's family is accused of encroaching on the government road, private plots, the land of the village deity Tiwari Baba, the Radhakrishna temple, a collective shraddhasthal, and a drain.

The matter was brought before the Chief Minister's Office and registered on the state government's Sahyog portal.