Giving back land to farmers acquired for various government projects including SEZs in the state, is one the main promises made by the two national parties who are fighting the March 3 Goa polls.
Janata Dal (United) Goa President John Philip Pereira told reporters today that the party, if voted to power, will ensure that the land which was acquired for projects like SEZ would be acquired back and given to the original owners.
Pereira said the lands were acquired for projects like SEZ or greenfield airport project at Mopa.
"The party in the manifesto has made it clear that the land will be given back to the original owners," he said.
Several thousand square metres of land is locked in the SEZ projects across state's industrial estates. Goa has scrapped its SEZ policy and process is on to denotify these industrial estate.
The state has also planned greenfield airport at Mopa village in North Goa, for which huge tract of land has been acquired. Another party, Trinamool Congress Party has also made same promise in its manifesto.
Trinamool Congress Party Goa Chief President Dr Wilfred de Souza said the land acquired for various government projects would be taken back and given to the people.
De Souza, former Goa Chief Minister, said the land acquired for projects like SEZ, needs to be given back to its owners.
He said the party's state policy is in sync with the policy of party leader Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal.
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