27 Jan: 16:00 16:00pm. Parliament TV. Introduced by Tim Loughton, Conservative MP who highlighted the case of Les and Sheila Medcroft which also affects many hundreds of other British expats In 2001 the Medcrofts bought the Oceanic Hotel in Palolem, Goa. They went through the legal process and obtained all the licences and certificates. A couple of years ago the Enforcement Directorate claimed that it is built on agricultural land and confiscation proceedings have begun. The Medcrofts started the appeal process and were asked to pay a bribe of £10,000. They declined to do so. The case is still before the Court A lecturer couple from Birmingham took early retirement and bought a hotel in Goa. Years later it is being claimed that it is on agricultural land These are among the 750 British national owning property in Goa who are facing systematic abuse and demands for money under menaces To watch a video recording of the debate (link valid worldwide), advance the counter to 16:00 using the right arrows at http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=17057 For the Hotel Oceanic website, go to http://www.hotel-oceanic.com/ For Sheila Medcroft Facebook page, go to https://www.facebook.com/sheila.medcroft
Editorial: Goa named and shamed in British Parliament. 28 Jan: Herald. Very rarely is a small province in a country singled out for special attention, in a manner so shameful. But hearing the speech and the interaction the MP had with his minister, not a single person in our land would have had the heart or the will or the belief to counter what they said or have any defense This particular speech and the Ministers reaction have caused far greater damage to Goas reputation than anything else ever has But the damage has been done by what happened in Westminster on Tuesday 764 words. http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=10796&boxid=163131453&uid=&dat= 1/28/2015 British MP accuses Goa ED officials of harassing his constituents. Part 1. 28 Jan: Herald. Conservative MP Tim Loughton accused Goa officials of corruption while dealing with property cases of British nationals; Says Its the Goan equivalent of the mafia, over 300 cases of property confiscation orders issued; Herald accesses live feed of British Parliament proceedings http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=10778&boxid=1681131&uid=&dat=1% 2f28%2f2015 Part 2. 28 Jan: Herald. http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=10779&boxid=164322406&uid=&dat= 1/28/2015 NRI/ PIOs aren't exempt from this nastiness - dozens of them have been hauled up before the ED on dubious charges of buying 'agricultural, plantation or orchard land' Problems with the links? Check out www.goanvoice.org.uk newsletter of 28 Jan 2015 Eddie Fernandes
