Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Nov 29: Criticizing the poor implementation of the Zamindari Abolition Act 1950 in Bihar, Goa governor, Satya Pal Malik who earlier served as Bihar governor, said that the land tracts in Bihar were registered in the names of dogs, horses, even sticks.

Addressing the 70th Constitution Day celebrations at the Goa University grounds, Malik said, “The best implementation of the Zamindari Abolition Act was in UP. I was governor in Bihar. What is to be said about its implementation in Bihar? Land is recorded in the names of dogs and horses in Bihar, even in the name of sticks and what else. Even now, some landlords have 4,000-5,000 bighas of land. Revenue records are not in proper condition,” he said as quoted by Hindustan Times.

Malik was transferred to Goa in November this year after a stint in Jammu and Kashmir. He served as governor of Bihar from September 30, 2017 to August 21, 2018.