By IANS,
Panaji : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Tuesday demanded a probe into the controversial seaside project being developed by a firm co-promoted by the 2G scam accused Shahid Balwa.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Damodar Naik told the state legislative assembly that Goa should keep an eye on the mafia investing heavily in the state’s real estate sector.
Naik said the town and country planning (TCP) department should probe the Balwa-promoted firm DB Realty and how it came to acquire huge tracts of prime coastal land.
“Shahid Balwa, the promoter of Aldeia de Goa is now in CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) custody in the 2G scam. DB Realty and Balwa himself are linked to (underworld dons) Dawood (Ibrahim) and Chota Shakeel,” Naik said.
He demanded that the TCP should probe the ownership titles of the Aldeia de Goa project.
“This is a dangerous precedent for Goa, because the mafia is investing money here,” Naik charged.
The controversial 140 acre luxury project Aldeia de Goa is located near the Siridao-Bambolim bay, on the outskirts of Panaji and boasts of leisure facilities including a 30,000 sq ft club house, swimming pool, jogging track, well equipped gym, amphitheatre, tennis courts, a 5-star hotel from the Hyatt chain, shopping mall and food court.
When asked recently if the government would probe the Balwa-promoted project, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had said that he “had not even heard of him”.