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`Review all proposed SEZ projects'
Our Bureau
Mumbai, Feb. 9
The BJP is seeking a complete re-screening of all the proposed 467 SEZ projects in the country which have been cleared by the Union Government, said Mr Kirit Somaiya, party leader and member of the BJP's National Executive. He told presspersons that in the name of SEZs, the developers are seeking clearances for private lands which have been reserved under the Forest Act or Costal Regulation Zone Act. This is a fraudulent way of acquiring land and the Union Government must further investigate the matter. The SEZ developers and the Union Commerce Ministry are both interpreting the SEZ Act as an overriding Act. However it must be kept in mind that other Acts are also equally applicable, he said. Mr Somaiya said that the BJP was not against SEZs but wanted transparency in awarding and setting up the zones. There should be a healthy rehabilitation policy and adequate compensation for people displaced by the SEZ. In the case of SEZs for IT, the tax benefits which would be terminated in 2008 should be extended by another five years, given the vital role played by the IT industry in building the national economy, he said.
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