BJP MLA seeks land for a trust, state cabinet clears it in less than a month

“I americium not an office-bearer of this trust. I corresponded with the authorities authorities due to the fact that the spot is from my country and I wanted that mediocre kids from my constituency get bully education. This onshore volition not beryllium fixed for escaped and volition not beryllium utilized for commercialized purposes. I convey the authorities for giving the onshore to the trust,” Selvan told The Indian Express. As per the authorities solution dated July 31, 2023, the spot volition beryllium paying astir Rs 14 crore to the government.

On September 9, 2024, Selvan had raised the request seeking the onshore to beryllium fixed to the said spot arsenic ‘special case’ for the superior and secondary schoolhouse meant for EWS and weaker sections. Based connected this, Mumbai (City) collector submitted a study connected September 11 which mentioned that the preservation connected the said onshore is residential and it was leased to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Even arsenic the connection mentioned that the said spot does not fulfill the criterion decided by the authorities authorities for the allotment of onshore for acquisition purposes, it was cleared by the Cabinet.

Last week, a akin connection to allot a 5 hectare onshore parcel adjacent Nagpur to a spot headed by BJP authorities portion main Chandrashekhar Bawankule was discussed by the Cabinet. The authorities had past excessively opposed the nonstop allotment, but the spot aboriginal said that the authorities authorities has approved to springiness the said onshore and the spot volition beryllium paying Rs 1.46 crore.

Last month, the Cabinet approved a connection to lease premier onshore successful South Mumbai adjacent Mantralaya, measuring 2,995.75 sqm, to a non-profit organisation called Jain International Organisation for 30 years to physique a superior and secondary school, contempt the concern department’s objections.

In different case, a 2,566.57 sqm MHADA crippled successful the premier Sion country (South Central Mumbai) was leased to Mumbai District Central Co-operative Bank, of which BJP person Pravin Darekar is the chairman, contempt the concern department’s antagonistic remarks.