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Sanjay Raut alleges Rs 900 crore Konkan land scam
Sanjay Raut says a very large land deal in Konkan may have broken the law.
He says farmland and forest land in Sindhudurg was sold to people who were not farmers.
He claims some buyers came from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad.
Raut also says unnamed ministers and lawmakers helped arrange the deals.
He alleges that extra cash was paid secretly.
He says trees are being cut down on some of the land.
Raut believes a government investigation has not stopped the transactions.
He wants the government to publish the records and plans to inspect the sites with party workers.
Sanjay Raut alleged a Rs 900 crore illegal land scam in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district.
He claimed agricultural and forest land was transferred to non-agricultural investors from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad.
Raut accused unnamed Konkan ministers and MLAs of facilitating the transactions as alleged real estate brokers.
He alleged unregistered cash payments, illegal deforestation, and buyers taking physical possession of acquired plots.
Raut demanded publication of Sindhudurg land records and announced an inspection by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers.
- Who
- Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut made the allegations, involving unnamed Maharashtra ministers, local MLAs, and land buyers.
- What
- Raut alleged a Rs 900 crore illegal transfer of agricultural and forest land, along with unregistered payments and deforestation.
- Where
- The alleged transactions concern Vengurla, Sawantwadi, and Dodamarg talukas in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra; Raut spoke at a press conference in Mumbai.
- When
- The allegations were made on Monday; Raut said the Revenue Department’s investigation had continued for three years.
- Why
- Raut called for disclosure of land-transfer records, buyers, facilitators, and responsible ministers or MLAs, and said he would inspect the sites.
Key facts
- Alleged value
- Rs 900 crore recorded on paper
- District involved
- Sindhudurg, Maharashtra
- Talukas named
- Vengurla, Sawantwadi, and Dodamarg
- Alleged buyers
- Non-agricultural investors from Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad
- Law cited
- Maharashtra’s Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, also called the Tukde Bandi Act
- Previous warning
- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Jayant Patil had previously raised the issue, according to Raut
- Planned action
- Raut said he would lead Shiv Sena (UBT) workers to inspect disputed sites
Quotes
Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member and Maharashtra opposition politician
“A prominent 'Hindutva' cabinet minister from Konkan is acting as an estate agent to hand over local farmers' land to non-locals.”
thehansindia.com
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