The land in question was “gifted” by then deputy chief minister of J&K Mirza Afzal Beigh, during Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah rule as CM in 1977, to his sons Mehboob Beigh and Mumtaaz Afzal Beigh. Such gifting of government land to their wards by those in positions of power was witnessed in the erstwhile state from late Shiekh Abdullah period in 1977 till the Congress-PDP rule in 2008.The land in question was “gifted” by then deputy chief minister of J&K Mirza Afzal Beigh, during Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah rule as CM in 1977, to his sons Mehboob Beigh and Mumtaaz Afzal Beigh. Such gifting of government land to their wards by those in positions of power was witnessed in the erstwhile state from late Shiekh Abdullah period in 1977 till the Congress-PDP rule in 2008.