Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan made headlines in 2007 for having acquired farmland in Maharashtra. Bachchan acquired the land in 2000, despite state laws preventing non-farmers from acquiring agricultural land. Big B’s lawyer, senior advocate Pradeep Rai, alleged that the government tried to trap the actor and also revealed how Amitabh handled the situation.
In an interview with The Lallantop, Rai said, “Amitabh Bachchan personally believed that the problems escalated because his father had said that ‘our next generation will not purchase land, if they do, there will be troubles.’ He considered every word of his father as equivalent to that of God.”
He continued, “But there was a rule in Maharashtra that if you buy farmland, you should be a farmer. Basically Amitabh Bachchan was not a farmer, but his ancestors were, and so he came under that bracket. But since the time the opposition came to power, they needed a reason and they tried to trap him. However, he donated the land later.”
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Big B had discussed the allegations on The RKB show. He said, “I am a regular person. What would they gain by dragging me in the mud? Let’s assume that they’re right, that the land is not mine and that I obtained it illegally, they’ll throw me in jail? Then I’ll go to jail. But what would the point be? I am not a politician, nor am I interested in joining politics.”
Amitabh was last seen in the film Ganapath, opposite Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon. He will next be seen in Kalki 2898 AD opposite Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Kamal Hassan.
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‘They tried to trap him:’ Amitabh Bachchan’s lawyer sheds light on the actor’s farmland case – The Indian Express
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