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Sociedade has no power to sell land to anyone: CMC councillor

MARGAO

Asserting the land belonging to the Sociedade Agricola dos Gauncares de Cuncolim e Veroda is a private land, Cuncolim Municipal Councillor Udesh Desai reminded that the Sociedade has no provision or powers to sell land to anyone.

Referring to the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s statement on legalizing illegal houses on Sociedade land on the lines of illegal houses on government and comunidade land, Udesh said, “Even assuming the houses are legalized by the government, there is no power vested in the Sociadade to sell the land. At the most, the Sociedade can give the land on long lease by mandating the lesson to pay the rent to the Sociedade every year. There is no provision to sell the land”, he added.

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Sociedade land is private land, affirms Chairman

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 30, 2025, 12:13 AM IST
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MARGAO Chairman of the Sociedade Agricola dos Gauncares de Cuncolim e Veroda Shaba Desai has said that Sociedade land is a private land belonging to the Gauncars of Cuncolim and cannot be categorised as government or comunidade land.Asked to react to the statement made by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that people who has built houses on Sociedade land can use the same forms meat for the Comunidade land for regularisation,  Shaba wondered how this can happen when the…

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