BJP alleges missionaries of being involved in illegal land dealings

Ranchi: The Jharkhand BJP has once again accused the missionaries of being involved in illegal land dealings in the state and has demanded a probe into their activities.

Addressing a press conference here state BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said that Montfort Brothers of St Gabriel, a missionary institution headquartered in Rome purchased the land of the tribals on throw away prices and later resold them thus making a profit of 183 times.

He pointed an example as to how the missionaries have violated the CNT-SPT Act and how 4.23 acres of land in Namkum circle area was purchased in 2004-05 by Brother Cyril Lakra of Ranchi Province of Montfort Brothers of St Gabriel at Rs 2.6 lakh on the basis of three separate documents having different residential address and later the same land was sold in the year 2018 at Rs 4.76 crore.

The spokesperson said that the land was individually purchased by Borther Lakra however at the time of selling it the missionaries.