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Bengal to review land leased out under previous TMC regime
The West Bengal Land and Land Revenue Department will review the utilisation status of land given on leasehold to private entities during the previous Trinamool Congress regime. The Hans India reports the…
The Story in Brief
The West Bengal Land and Land Revenue Department will review the utilisation status of land given on leasehold to private entities during the previous Trinamool Congress regime. The Hans India reports the review targets two issues: whether land was used for its intended project or left idle, and whether it was used for purposes not approved by authorities.
If land remains unused, the state may take it back and reallot it for industrial projects. In cases of partial use, the government may seek explanations and set deadlines for implementation. For unauthorised use, it may impose penalties or cancel the lease. The review follows reports of land being unutilised or misused. Bengal recently adopted a direct land-purchase policy to acquire land for infrastructure.
The Indian Opinion
This review is being sold as an anti-corruption drive, but it is also a convenient tool to punish past rivals. The real test is whether the government applies the same scrutiny to land allocated in its own tenure. If it cancels leases only against opposition-linked entities while ignoring similar misuse by allies, the exercise loses credibility. Watch if any names from the ruling party appear in the list of penalised lessees. That number will tell us if this is about governance or vendetta.
Source: thehansindia.com
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