AERIAL VIEW
Now, we Goans demand the government makes papers public which prove the land is owned by the Zuari Agro.
Secondly, even if the courts have given the ownership of land to Zuari, why has the government not yet appealed to the higher courts or the Supreme Courts.
The minister’s statement certainly seems suspicious. There seems to be something more than what is meeting the naked eye.
If the land ownership is with Zuari, why is the State not informing the PMO, which had sought a reply?
The State authorities are dragging their feet on the Prime Minister’s office’s directions to inquire into the allegations of a scam in the Zuari sale, the biggest land scam in Goa.
After a letter from a social activist on October 17, 2020,
the PMO office, on 17/11/2020, had asked Goa Chief Secretary to look into the matter and reply to the petitioner and the PMO office.
SURAJ NANDREKAR
Editor, Goemkarponn
What an irony, the government headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has let go of 50 lakh square meters of prime land for free.
Yes, you heard it right; Revenue Minister Babush Monseratte, on Wednesday, in a casual manner, told reporters that the government could not do much in teh Zuari sale matter as the company has got the ownership of land through different courts.
Monseratte said that this was told when they sought legal opinion.
Now, we Goans demand the government makes papers public which prove the land is owned by the Zuari Agro.
Secondly, even if the courts have given the ownership of land to Zuari, why has the government not yet appealed to the higher courts or the Supreme Courts.
The minister’s statement certainly seems suspicious. There seems to be something more than what is meeting the naked eye.
If the land ownership is with Zuari, why is the State not informing the PMO, which had sought a reply?
The State authorities are dragging their feet on the Prime Minister’s office’s directions to inquire into the allegations of a scam in the Zuari sale, the biggest land scam in Goa.
After a letter from a social activist on October 17, 2020,
the PMO office, on 17/11/2020, had asked Goa Chief Secretary to look into the matter and reply to the petitioner and the PMO office.
Following this letter, the Chief Secretary forwarded the letter to the Revenue Department and the Under Secretary forwarded that to the Collector South, who sent it to Dy Collector Mormugao.
Dy Collector Momugao, who in turn asked Mamlatdar to submit a detailed report on January 29, 2021.
Two months later, on March 24, 2021, said the complaint pertains to the allotment of Sancoale Communidade land “as such, the complaint may be forwarded to the office of the Administrator of communidade South Zone for comments and for needful.”
Three months later, on June 9, 2021, Dy Collector Collector Mormugao wrote to Sancoale Communidade to inquire into the matter.
Again on July 22, 2021, Dy Collector Land Acquisition wrote to the Sancoaale Communidade Administrator to inquire into the matter.
But since July 22, the Sancoale Communidade has been sitting on the matter and even after a reminder by the Revenue Department in December, the Sancoale Communidade is yet to submit an Action Taken Report.
Letter to the PMO
“I, the undersigned major shareholder of Sancoale Communicate, would bag to draw your kind attention to the above-stated subject matter that M/s.Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd & Zuari Group of Companies have started misusing Sancoale Comunidade Land ( Common Gaonkaries Land ) for their private profit by converting the use of Land from Fertilizer to Sale / Transfer / Exchange / Sub lease / Real Estate etc,” activist Narayan Naik wrote.
He said Zuari Company Land, admeasuring about 500.00 Hectares in question at most, has been granted to M/s.Birla Gwalior Ltd for installation of their Fertiliser project on a yearly rent basis of “1 Paisa per sq. Meter per year & that rent should be of 2 Paisa per sq. meter in case of the Area situated within a radius of 50 meters of a National High way under Construction” on 30 Years Lease upon the term & Conditions approved by the General body in its Shareholders meeting held on 10/11/1968. ( Copy of the Administration of Comunidades report dated 14/11/1968 on General body meeting & Copy of the report by Collector & DCA Office dated 15/11/1968 is enclosed for your reference & action)
Comment