MP govt takes up cudgels against land mafia
Monday - January 13, 2020 2:08 pm ,
Category : MADHYA PRADESH
WTN- The Indore administration has taken up cudgels against land mafias and land grabbers in a big way over the last few months under its ‘Operation Clean’ initiative. The police and IMC together in concurrence with other related departments are targeting big land sharks who have built imposing bungalows through illegal means and straightaway demolishing their properties.
Many of these land sharks have encroached upon big chunks of prime land and raised illegal constructions on them, including sprawling housing societies by manipulating documents or duping people. For years they have built their properties full throttle without any administrative interference or action. Certainly, they had been done in connivance with sections of officials who were privy to the shady dealings and who lent immunity to the wrongdoers. The action will surely come up as a deterrent for others and many of the mafias have reportedly gone underground, fearing action.
This is perhaps for the first time in the state that an operation of such mammoth scale involving moneyed people is being undertaken under the direct instructions of the government. The momentum must not be lost but it also must be taken care of that the action doesn’t become a vindictive and biased operation targeting people on the basis of their political affiliations.
Often major anti-corruption initiatives are taken with a view to cornering certain targeted individuals for vested interests, which dilutes the sanctity of the actual purpose. It is true that realty sector is one of the major areas of black money accumulation and transaction and thus a clampdown on people involved in nefarious dealings is an essential part of good governance to clean up the system. But such corrective actions must cover all – without any fear or favour – because as soon as there creep in hints of bias, the motto comes under question.
Political pressure often compels police and administration to go soft on the wrongdoers, especially those who are well connected. This is something which must not be allowed to come in between. Also, the government, apart from going after the big land sharks, must track those officials in revenue and housing departments under whose supervision or complicity the irregularities happened and land grabbers grew in stature.
Unless the root of the malady is located and treated, new mafias will grow again and it will end up in a perennial cat and mouse chase as illegalities will flourish under official and administrative patronage. - Window To News
Many of these land sharks have encroached upon big chunks of prime land and raised illegal constructions on them, including sprawling housing societies by manipulating documents or duping people. For years they have built their properties full throttle without any administrative interference or action. Certainly, they had been done in connivance with sections of officials who were privy to the shady dealings and who lent immunity to the wrongdoers. The action will surely come up as a deterrent for others and many of the mafias have reportedly gone underground, fearing action.
This is perhaps for the first time in the state that an operation of such mammoth scale involving moneyed people is being undertaken under the direct instructions of the government. The momentum must not be lost but it also must be taken care of that the action doesn’t become a vindictive and biased operation targeting people on the basis of their political affiliations.
Often major anti-corruption initiatives are taken with a view to cornering certain targeted individuals for vested interests, which dilutes the sanctity of the actual purpose. It is true that realty sector is one of the major areas of black money accumulation and transaction and thus a clampdown on people involved in nefarious dealings is an essential part of good governance to clean up the system. But such corrective actions must cover all – without any fear or favour – because as soon as there creep in hints of bias, the motto comes under question.
Political pressure often compels police and administration to go soft on the wrongdoers, especially those who are well connected. This is something which must not be allowed to come in between. Also, the government, apart from going after the big land sharks, must track those officials in revenue and housing departments under whose supervision or complicity the irregularities happened and land grabbers grew in stature.
Unless the root of the malady is located and treated, new mafias will grow again and it will end up in a perennial cat and mouse chase as illegalities will flourish under official and administrative patronage. - Window To News
