Banani Plots
Legal action to be taken for false info
Minister tells House
Legal action will be taken against those persons who had received plots in the capital's Banani by giving false affidavits during the BNP-led four-party government's tenure.
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan yesterday said this in parliament while replying to lawmakers' queries.
In his written answer, Mannan told the House that all the 55 plots in Banani were allocated "lawfully" based on their affidavits which stated that they had no other plots or flats in the capital after their names.
The state minister, however, backtracked on his earlier position when his party's deputies alleged that some of the 55 allottees, including BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, were given plots "unlawfully".
When Awami League lawmaker Nazma Akhter questioned the credibility of Pinu's affidavit, the state minister said, "It's out of the question to believe that none of the 55 persons had a plot or flat in the city [while they were given plots at Banani]."
Mannan said a parliamentary sub-committee is investigating the allotment process of the plots. "I must take action against those who had got plots by giving false affidavits,” he warned.
He said, “I am giving you [lawmakers] 100 percent guarantee that I will take action after I get the sub-committee report without delaying a moment. They will not be able to escape anyway.”
The 55 plots were allotted to the past BNP-Jamaat ministers, lawmakers and other loyalists during its tenure.
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