Press note Eng Dt: 27/03/2015
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Office of Shaktisinh Gohil
National Spokesperson, AICC & MLA, Abdasa
Press Note 27th March, 2015
BJP government has given away precious land worth Rs 144.504 crore to a private company S E Transstadia at a throw away price flouting all government norms. Making this sensational disclosure, national spokesperson of Congress and its MLA Shaktisinh Gohil gave documentary evidence of how Cabinet flouted recommendations of Revenue and Finance Department to favour the private company set up just two years ago.
Gohil pointed out that government land is given to the highest bidder after inviting bids from interested persons. However, in this case, government had MOU with the company on the conditions favouring the company and gave consent for land to the company measuring 4,02,294.88 Sq Ft in a highly developed and posh area.
As per the norm, he said, the value of the land is decided by the Valuation Committee and it also decides lease rent. Accordingly, the Valuation Committee decided the rate of Rs 38,650 per Sq mt and consequently the plot of 37,388 Sq Mts was valued at Rs 144.504 Crore. To give this land on lease the government should have fixed annual rent of Rs 21. 67 crore on the basis of 15 per cent of the market price. This is clear from the notes of the Finance and Revenue Department Gohil said providing a copy of notes to the media.
Going against the recommendations of its own departments, BJP govt has indulged into great corruption by fixing a rent of Rs 1 per Sq Ft and giving land on a lease of 35 years on rent of Rs 4.02 lakh instead of annual rent of Rs 21. 67 Crore.
This, he said, results in a loss of Rs 21. 67 Crore to exchequer per year which amounts to a staggering amount of more than Rs 750 Crore in 35 years. What is shocking is the fact that the company has been allowed to set up money spinning activities like hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. More shocking is the permission to the company to transfer the leased land at its own conditions, he said.
There is only one condition that company will spend 2 percent of its income on sports activities but that too in a manner the company decides. It is in fact, he said, a planned conspiracy to grab precious govt land, he said.
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