VASCO
Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha on Monday has refuted charges levelled against her by Goencho Avaaz, accusing her of converting 200 sq mtrs of land in the No Development Zone (NDZ) in the village of Cansaulim during the public meeting held at Lohia Maidan.
Addressing the media at her constituency office in Upasnagar, Alina said that Goencho Avaaz had made a very serious accusation and has demanded a public apology from Goencho Avaaz for its malicious intention to malign her reputation, failing which, she would take action within the next 48 hours.
Saldanha further clarified that land bearing survey nos. 85/7 and 76/9 in the village of Cansaulim belonged to late Matanhy Saldanha and Form I & XIV had his name on it.
“Formulation of Draft of RP 2021 started in the year 2007. During this period Matanhy Saldanha was not the MLA of Cortalim constituency and I was nowhere in the picture. In July, 2009, the village panchayat of Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim submitted their objections & suggestions to the Draft RP 2021 wardwise as per the Panchayat Village Level Committee, which were discussed in detail during the panchayat body meeting held on 04/07/09 and then sent to Town & Country Planning office on 18/07/2009,” said Saldanha.
Saldanha further said, “In the year 2011, the notified draft RP 2021 was placed in the public domain and the panchayats and individuals were asked to file their objections and suggestions to the Draft RP 2021. Matanhy Saldanha along with the village level committee of VP of Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim and CAC (Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim Civic & Consumer Forum), filed their objections & suggestions in December 2011 and submitted a copy of Draft RP-2021 indicating all the objections and suggestions. Among the objections filed, very definitely and distinctly, the parking shown in survey nos. 85/7, and 76/9 and the 10m wide road in, survey no. 85/7 in the village of Cansaulim have been cancelled as indicated in the copy of RP 2021 submitted to the TCP. Again, through letter dated 03/12/2011 addressed to the Chief Town Planner, Matanhy Saldanha made further suggestions and very definitely pointed out that all roads marked in the villages of Goa within the NDZ under RP-2021 should be erased. He also said that the interior roads in the villages should be 5-mtr wide only.”
Saldanha also said, “Again, in the year 2015, the then TCP Minister, Francis D’Souza, with an aim to rectify the notified RP 2021, once again asked for objections and suggestions from the public. This time around, as MLA of Cortalim constituency, I re-submitted the objections and suggestions which were submitted by Late Matanhy Saldanha in 2011. The panchayats of Cortalim-Quelossim, Velsao and Cansaulim also made their submissions through me.”
“Not at any point of time did Matanhy or myself or any of the heirs to the ancestral land bearing survey nos. 85/7 and 76/9 in the village of Cansaulim have made any representation requesting that these areas be included in RP 2021 as settlement nor has anyone applied for Conversion Sanad. Goencho Avaaz, since its members claim to have information, should make it public who is the proponent for the so called hotel in our property. I need to know. I can state very categorically that till date, not a single property of ours has been converted for any purpose,” added Saldanha.
“Therefore, the question I ask Goencho Avaaz, where is the illegality committed by me? What is Alina Saldanha guilty of that Goencho Avaaz had the audacity to mention my name at this public meeting? I demand public apology from Goencho Avaaz for its malicious intention to malign my reputation, failing which, within the next 48 hours I will be forced to take action,” said saldanha.
Olencio has stooped too low for political power: Alina saldanha
VASCO: Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha said that Olencio Simoes has stooped low for political powers.
“I would like to say that Olencio Simoes who claims to be Matanhy Saldanha’s legacy, has no clue about all these vital facts with regards to the Regional Plan 2021. This is because Olencio was never with Matanhy and is not aware of Matanhy’s stand vis-Ã -vis various issues pertaining to Goa,” said Saldanha.
“Olencio in his pursuit for political power has stooped too low, to the extent of asking for my resignation. However, ours is a democratic country and he has his freedom,” said Saldanha.
