New twist to IT Habitat tale Babush wants park under Taleigao VP purview HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 31
In what is seen as a total U-turn on the opposition to Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat at Dona Paula, Taleigao legislator Babush Monserrate today said that people will allow the park only if it comes under purview of Taleigao gram panchayat.
“The then IT Minister Dayanand Narvekar had created the habitat like some SEZ. Panchayat would have earned Rs 2 crore as licence fee and Rs 50 lakh annually on housing, if it was under panchayat purview,” Monserrate told Taleigao Gram Sabha on Sunday.
He said that government should withdraw the notification and issue fresh one, which brings this project under panchayat rights.
“I am going to ask Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to withdraw the notification and make panchayat the licencing authority to it,” the Education Minister said.
Monserrate stated that Taleigao people will not allow IT Park to use their infrastructure, when they are not gaining anything from it.
“I still stand by my words that IT Habitat will come up only if it’s benefiting Taleigao people. Or else we will not allow it,” he added.
Monserrate was responding to the question raised by one Anand Madgaonkar during the gram sabha on the current status of the IT Habitat.
The park spread over 3 lakh square metres of land which was inaugurated by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi with much fanfare at Dona Paula, currently stands abandoned after massive agitation by people led by Monserrate.
The minister had termed the project as an attempt to grab land at throw away prices and hand it over for real estate development. He had led a morcha in December 2007.
The then IT minister Narvekar, propagating for the park, had crossed swords against Monserrate.
Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Committee had also organised a morcha in Taleigao, which was violently pushed back by Monserrate’s supporters.
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