Land-shark gobbles up Dalits 'free land'
V Gangadharan
Express News Service
First Published : 09 Jul 2010 03:49:22 AM IST
Last Updated : 09 Jul 2010 09:25:21 AM IST
CHENNAI: Cheating the Dalits of Vellathukottai village in Tiruvallur
district, a local influential man has usurped land given to them free
by the State Government in 2007 under the Free Land Distribution
Scheme, and the area is being converted into residential plots.
The villagers have given a memorandum to Tiruvallur District collector
T P Rajesh who has ordered a probe by the District Revenue Officer.
According to Vellathukottai villagers and local councillor Padma
Gnanamuthu (Poondi Panchayat Union), approximately 11 acres of grazing
land (meichal poromboke) was equally divided and given to 15 families
on September 11, 2007 by the Government under the 2 acre free land
scheme.
"A local bigwig lured the villagers with false promises of good
monetary compensation and got their pattas (title deeds). He sold the
land to a promoter who is converting it into residential plots,"
Gnanamuthu said. Enquiries made by Express disclosed that the man
appropriated the title deeds by simply giving the villagers a quarter
kilo of sweets and savouries besides Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 in cash.
"We believed what he told us. He said we could lawfully sell the land
and make money. Not only did he pay us nothing, he has used our lands
for commercial purposes," a person who lost his land to the man said.
When asked about the issue, Collector Rajesh said, "It (the villagers'
allegations) appears to be true", adding that he had asked for a
report from the DRO, and would take appropriate legal action based on
it.
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