Politicians-land grabbers nexus exposed
The violence at the multi-million resort Vedic Village that led to the death of one person is being related to the land-grabbing by real estate developers with the help of local land mafia. Besides, politicians from the CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress have also been accused of playing some role in the clash that had started after a football match.
Cops started to smell a rat after the arrests of Raj Kishore Modi,
chairman of the 125-acre Vedic Village and manager Biplab Biswas. During interrogation Biswas told the police that he had taken part in the violence by owner’s order. And finally the arrest of the dreaded criminal Abdul Hai alias Kalo convinced the cops and authorities of the roles of politicians and local mafia. The cops are looking for Don Gaffar Molla — the kingpin and the man who used to sell lands to the locals. Besides, the police have also recovered huge cache of firearms, bombs, ammunitions and even dozens of police helmets from the construction site of the Vedic Village.
Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty said land mafia and criminals were engaged in grabbing properties from the adjoining villages at gun point for several projects near Rajarhat. Till now, names of prominent ministers, like Goutam Deb (minister for Public Health Engineering, who is looking after the Rajarhat matters), Ashok Bhattacharjee (Urban Development minister), Abdur Rezzak Mollah (Land Reform Minister) and local MLA Rabin Mondol (Chairman of the Bhangar-Rajarahat Development Authority alias BRADA) have came to the fore. All of them belong to the CPI(M).
Reportedly the Trinamool Congress MLA from Bhangar, Arabul Islam, is also involved as his brother ‘Khude’ is the main aide of Gaffar Molla. Another TMC leader and former MLA Tanmoy Mondal’s name is also in the news. However, the TMC and the CPI(M) have sought a probe into the violent clash by the newly formed National Investigative Agency. The Congress is for a CBI probe. Whatever the matter the incident has jolted the Left in West Bengal. Goutam Deb said, “The Government and Alimuddin Street need to answer several questions.”
Information Technology minister Debesh Das said last year his department had inked an agreement with Akash Nirman Private Limited — a consortium of number of businessmen — of which Vedic Village Resorts Company was a major stakeholder, to procure land to the tune of 1,200 acres in area adjacent to Rajarhat New Town. “We are yet to take possession of the land… The entire deal was cleared by the state cabinet,” he said. Land Reform Minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah is candid: “The Vedic Village was set up in 1999, by illegally procuring land and I became minister in 2001”. And, nearly 50,000 poor farmers, fishermen and toilers want the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government to act against land grabbers.
The violence at the multi-million resort Vedic Village that led to the death of one person is being related to the land-grabbing by real estate developers with the help of local land mafia. Besides, politicians from the CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress have also been accused of playing some role in the clash that had started after a football match.
Cops started to smell a rat after the arrests of Raj Kishore Modi,
chairman of the 125-acre Vedic Village and manager Biplab Biswas. During interrogation Biswas told the police that he had taken part in the violence by owner’s order. And finally the arrest of the dreaded criminal Abdul Hai alias Kalo convinced the cops and authorities of the roles of politicians and local mafia. The cops are looking for Don Gaffar Molla — the kingpin and the man who used to sell lands to the locals. Besides, the police have also recovered huge cache of firearms, bombs, ammunitions and even dozens of police helmets from the construction site of the Vedic Village.Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty said land mafia and criminals were engaged in grabbing properties from the adjoining villages at gun point for several projects near Rajarhat. Till now, names of prominent ministers, like Goutam Deb (minister for Public Health Engineering, who is looking after the Rajarhat matters), Ashok Bhattacharjee (Urban Development minister), Abdur Rezzak Mollah (Land Reform Minister) and local MLA Rabin Mondol (Chairman of the Bhangar-Rajarahat Development Authority alias BRADA) have came to the fore. All of them belong to the CPI(M).
Reportedly the Trinamool Congress MLA from Bhangar, Arabul Islam, is also involved as his brother ‘Khude’ is the main aide of Gaffar Molla. Another TMC leader and former MLA Tanmoy Mondal’s name is also in the news. However, the TMC and the CPI(M) have sought a probe into the violent clash by the newly formed National Investigative Agency. The Congress is for a CBI probe. Whatever the matter the incident has jolted the Left in West Bengal. Goutam Deb said, “The Government and Alimuddin Street need to answer several questions.”
Information Technology minister Debesh Das said last year his department had inked an agreement with Akash Nirman Private Limited — a consortium of number of businessmen — of which Vedic Village Resorts Company was a major stakeholder, to procure land to the tune of 1,200 acres in area adjacent to Rajarhat New Town. “We are yet to take possession of the land… The entire deal was cleared by the state cabinet,” he said. Land Reform Minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah is candid: “The Vedic Village was set up in 1999, by illegally procuring land and I became minister in 2001”. And, nearly 50,000 poor farmers, fishermen and toilers want the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government to act against land grabbers.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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