{
  "id": 7725320,
  "title": "Meeting Modi gives 15-year land dispute a new turn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/meeting-modi-gives-15-year-land-dispute-a-new-turn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:51:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/81-year-old-asgar-ali-voras-land-dispute-moves-toward-resolution-after-meeting-with-pm-modi/articleshow/134279263.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the past 15 years, Asgar Ali Vora, an 81-year-old man, has been attempting to resolve a land dispute in Bhayander with government authorities. The property, which he claims was seized by developers in 2011, has now been reignited following a meeting with fellow schoolmate and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8. After the encounter, Vora informed government agencies about the issue, which subsequently received attention. A subsequent meeting held at Mantralaya, chaired by Shrikar Pardeshi, principal secretary to the Maharashtra chief minister, saw both parties agree on a resolution. Narendra Mehta, a local BJP MLA, agreed to surrender possession of the disputed land and construction approval granted for it. The resolution marks a significant development in a case that has persisted for nearly a quarter-century, with the two parties reportedly reaching an agreement.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}