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Shahi.<\/p>\n<p>It also gave 15,500 square feet land to Janata Dal-United MP Jagdish Sharma&#8217;s son and 87,120 square feet land to the daughter of Human Resource Development Minister P.K. Shahiwho is the wife of senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Afzal Amanullah, it says.<\/p>\n<p>A close relative of former BJP legislator Awdhesh Narayan Singh got 21,7800 square feet while BJP legislator Ashok Agarwal&#8217;s son Saurabh Agarwal was given two huge plots, it says.<\/p>\n<p>When the land scam came into light earlier this year, the opposition demanded a CBI probe and under attack, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ordered a probe by a senior government official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patna High Court Tuesday directed the Bihar government to file its response to a public suit seeking a probe in an alleged scam of land allotment to the family members of ruling alliance&#8217;s leaders. The court fixed Jan 17, 2012 for the next hearing. 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