Opposition parties have said that Goa's no-person Bill, like UP's Nazul Bill, will expropriate government property.
The Goa government has brought the No Man Bill, similar to the Nazul Bill in Uttar Pradesh. Opposition parties have opposed the bill. Opposition parties say the government's intentions are wrong. The Pramod Sawant government successfully passed this bill in the assembly despite the opposition. The bill also mentions government encroachment of unclaimed and benami lands. Even if the bill is passed, the government's path will not be easy. Because the opposition parties are constantly opposing this bill. The opposition criticized the new No Man's Bill passed by the Goa government, saying it was giving legal aid to land grabbers. The Goa Assembly has passed the controversial Goa Estates, Confiscation and Bona Vakandia Bill. Opposition parties questioned the government's intention to misuse the bill. In particular, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Minister Babush Montserrat have been accused of ulterior motives. Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardesai said government property should not be sold for 12 years to ensure that the government's intentions are flawless. Sardesai also alleged that the government can threaten anyone to sign the agreement or acquire the land. Along with the 'Property Expropriation Act', Altoona MLA Carlos Ferreira said the Act would officially expropriate people's property. Ferreira said it is a violation of human rights and you are rushing a person to say that the land is his within three months. A week ago, the commission had submitted its report on the ineffectiveness of the one-member commission set up to deal with the land grab issue. A commission was constituted for this purpose. The mandate of this commission is to investigate fake land deals involving forgery of archival documents. After its creation and submission of its report to Chief Minister Sawant on November 1, 2023, 111 cases of land grab related to 93 parcels of land measuring 1.5 lakh square meters have been registered in Goa, but the land is yet to be acquired. can be identified.
