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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:28:43 -0400
From: "Goanet News Service" <[email protected]>

'Illegal conversion of land should be dealt with severely'

TNN 29 July 2009, 02:05am IST


PANAJI: Revenue laws need to be ammended to provide for harsh penalties such as 
filing of first information report (FIR) and registering the

offence as cognizable, including seizure of construction material, if more 
stringent action is to be taken to serve as a deterrent for persons carrying 
out illegal conversions in Goa.

Revenue minister Jose Philip D'Souza was replying to a calling attention motion 
moved by Priol MLA Pandurang Deepak Dhavalikar in the house on Tuesday. 
Dhavalikar stated that there was "fear and anxiety in the minds of the people 
over cases of illegal conversion of agricultural land in Goa and the 
non-implementation of provisions of the Act/rules and laws made thereunder and 
the inaction of the government to tackle the issue effectively".

In his reply, D'Souza said, "I deny that there is fear and anxiety in the minds 
of the people for inaction or cases of illegal conversion of agricultural land."

[end of excerpt]

Mario observes:

Memo to Carmen and Ana Maria

Dear Ladies, I suggest you put Revenue minister Jose Philip D'Souza high on 
your list of people to talk to during Carmen's next trip to Goa.  It sounds 
like he needs some help.

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