Panaji, Jun 10 (PTI) The Goa government has sought a report on allegations made by GFP chief Vijai Sardesai in connection with a plot of land earmarked to a leading fertiliser firm in Vasco, state town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane said on Friday.

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Sardesai had said the land, allotted in the 1960s for industrial purposes, had been converted for commercial use, adding that it was a "scam" running into several hundred crore rupees.

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He had said 1,200 flats were coming up on the plot and had demanded a commission of inquiry into the matter.

Talking to reporters, Rane said, "I have sought a report from the department asking for details. We are investigating the allegations of Sardesai."

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