A social activist has objected to the alleged gifting of 455 bighas of land to the Ghanshyam Bhora Charitable Foundation, a non-local private entity, over what he alleged was irregular registration and fraud.
The matter raised yesterday by Cherian Momin had earlier been highlighted by Rongrong MDC Rinaldo K Sangma. The land is in the New Kantolguri area under Resubelpara and had been transferred without information to the general public.
Alleging that a no-objection certificate (NOC) had been fraudulently acquired, Momin urged the state government, the executive council of the GHADC and the Nokmas to publicly verify the legal standing of the NOC, authenticate the registration process, clarify whether customary procedures were adhered to and immediately halt all administrative or legal processes related to the said land transaction until the matter is properly investigated and adjudicated.
Standing firm with the MDC, the activist stated that under the Land Transfer Act 1971 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, tribal land is protected from transfer to non-tribals or non-local entities without due legal safeguards and community consultation.
