CM’s PR campaign on existing land rights can’t fool people: AAP

PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Goa unit recognise land rights as one of the most important issues in Goa  and claims that the party would support any legislation or step that will provide Goans their rights. It also insist that after the State Government endured ardent protest, post Bhumiputra Bill was passed, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant himself is now pushing a thinly veiled PR campaign on existing land rights issues that is fooling no one.  Government’s intention to only use this as an election stunt and not actually give land rights to Goans stands exposed, it said. There are already 25,000 cases of land rights of Niz Goemkars pending for decades under existing laws. The Sawant Sarkar has neither streamlined not paid any attention to these processes, the party counts.
“After AAP exposes, the CM is now suddenly interested in why the existing cases have not proceeded fast enough. Why did he not think earlier of the real Bhumiputras already waiting for their land rights for decades?” asked AAP Goa Convenor Rahul Mhambre.
There is no new Adhikarini being created by this bill AAP insisted and said that it is the same Talathi, Mamlatdar and Collector, who has 25,000 cases of land rights of Niz Goemkars pending for decades under existing laws.  
Number of cases pending under Agricultural Tenancy Act is 3500, Mundkar Act are 3000, Alvara Land are 3500, Mayem Evacuee Property are 800, Regularisation of Unauthirized Construction are 8500 and Forest Rights Act are 10,000. These cases are purely delayed because the existing system is not set up nor streamlined towards providing Niz Goemkars their houses, AAP claimed in its rattling attack on the BJP.
AAP reminded that it had promised in its 2017 manifesto that it would complete land rights cases within 2 years by making special courts if required. “The very fact that BJP President Tanawade has said the bill could be withdrawn proves that this was just a party level stunt for the upcoming elections.  Whether the bill is withdrawn or not, AAP will ensure that Goans are warned about BJP’s fraud with a door-to-door campaign,” added Mhambre.