After the opposition benches termed Zuari Agro Chemical’s ‘land selling’ a scam of Rs 50,000 crore, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured the house to keep the registration of sale deeds on hold.
Congress MLA Michael Lobo had raised the question saying whether the communidade land is transferable, to which the Revenue Minister said that legal opinion on the same has been sought.
Lobo said that originally the land, around 500 hectares, belonged to Sancoale Communidade, which was given to Zuari Agro Chemicals for industrial purpose. “Now I want to know whether this land will be reverted back to Sancoale communidade or not,” he said.
Lobo made his point after the government in a written reply said that it is aware that Zuari Agro Chemical land has been sold to one Paradeep Phosphate.
Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate, replying to the questions raised by the opposition benches, said that government is awaiting a report from a lawyer, in regards to whether land can be transferable or not.
To this, Congress MLA Lobo said that there is an order of High Court that communidade land can’t be sold. “Collector should make a letter to the Sub Registrar asking not to execute the sale deeds. “Government should not give ‘sanad’ and hold the process of sale,” he demanded.
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