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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Did officials pocket Rs2.83 cr paid to buy bhoodan land from tribals?

Did officials pocket Rs2.83 cr paid to buy bhoodan land from tribals?

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published Published on Apr 20, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 20, 2012

-The Times of India

 

YAVATMAL: Information released under right to information (RTI) has revealed that the state government has paid Rs 2.83 crore to acquire land distributed to tribals and landless labourers under the Bhoodan movement to rehabilitate Pahur villagers displaced due to Bembla River Irrigation Project. Concerns are now being expressed that some government officials pocketed this compensation along with five land owners by forging documents and sale deeds.

Sarpanch Ainuddin Solanki of Kurli village in Ghatanji tehsil has obtained documents like sale deeds, mutation certificates, power of attorney etc in the deal, which point to officials pocketing a large chunk of rehabilitation amount meant for PAPs.

These documents show that the state government bought the land distributed to the tribals and landless labourers under the Bhoodan movement, though this land cannot be sold by the holders. The acquisition was on the pretext of rehabilitate residents of Pahur village in Babhulgaon tehsil affected by the multicrore Bembla river irrigation project. The government officials have, as per documents in possession with TOI, pocketed Rs 2.83 crore along with five land owners.

Five sale deeds were registered on January 29, 2007, some of them even after office hours, between 6.20pm and 7.15pm. The then deputy collector and district rehabilitation officer (DRO) Ravindra Dhurjad, who is currently deputy collector for election at Amravati, had acted as the representative of the state government while the sale deeds were registered at the sub registrar II of Yavatmal.

The land bearing gat no. 55, 56, 57, 58/2 and 58/3 in Moha village on Yavatmal - Dhamangaon state highway is marked in revenue land records in Bhogvattedar-2 category. They were distributed to tribals and landless labourers under the Madhya Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Mandal. Under the Bhoodan Yojana, the beneficiaries had to cultivate the land and could not keep it as waste land. The law also does not allow them to execute any sale deed for the land.

However, the then DRO Dhurjad flouted norms and entered into an agreement with the owners, executing a sale deed at the registrar's office. He also issued cheques of Rs 2.83 crore to the land owners for the deal. The sub-registrar also seems to have ignored the fact that no land under Bhoodan Yojana could be sold by the owners.

"It is a classic land scam to pocket government funds," Solanki said, adding that a thorough probe is required. He also demanded a check of the bank accounts of land owners to ascertain if they actually received the money or if it was shared with officials involved.

He added that the document show some persons had received compensation despite having no rights over the property as per the mutation certificate (7/12) annexed with the sale deeds.

Solanki has sent a representation to the chief minister through Amravati divisional commissioner Ganesh Thakur, asking for a probe against all those involved in the misappropriation of money and fabrication of documents.

The present district rehabilitation officer Rajendra Deshmukh admitted that there seem to be some irregularities in the documents, but said he would have to find out more details before commenting on the issue., namely, Manjuli Mokase, Vithal Holhar, Sakharam Yerke and the legal heirs, namely, Sumanbai Yerke of late Purushotam Yerke and 11 others for the cultivation of the land to win their daily bread.

The Times of India, 20 April, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Did-officials-pocket-Rs2-83-cr-paid-to-buy-bhoodan-land-from-tribals/articleshow/12738680.cms


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