TNN | May 31, 2012
PANAJI: The Goa Industrial development Corporation (GIDC)'s first board meeting after constitution of the new panel will discuss the issue of filing a police complaint against former CM and speaker Pratapsingh Rane, former industries minister Luizinho Faleiro and former GIDC chairman Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar among others, in the SEZ scam.
Speaking to media persons, chief ministerManohar Parrikar, who will head the GIDC said, "I assure you that I will take up this issue at the first board meeting, and let the board decide and file the complain."
Claiming that the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scam is to the tune of over 400 crore, Parrikar had lodged a complaint with then director general of police Aditya Arya to file a first information report (FIR) against Rane, Faleiro Kavlekar and others. "Let the GIDC file the same complaint with the documents they have, to the police", added Parrikar, adding that his personal complaint can be a official complaint. "Why should I file a private complaint," he reasoned.
Parrikar also said that the reason he appointed himself as the chairman of GIDC was to bring the corporation back to proper shape and to make it functional.
The chief minister also said that the government has three options to change the SEZ land. One is going to court (which is already in progress), second is to file a criminal investigation, and third, to go for transparent across the table negotiations. "But no SEZs. I am very clear about that. The rest of the land can be given to them and they can use it as per the approved industrial plan", he said.
He also said that there are many people in the GIDC involved in scams and all those will be taken to task. He added that said by end of July, the GIDC will in a transparent manner advertise the plots available.
