PANJIM: In its commitment towards promoting agriculture and boosting production, the Government is proposing a new legislation to ban the sale of agricultural land. The Government is also open to taking an all-party delegation to the Centre to push for Special Status for Goa.

This was disclosed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the question hour on Monday. Parrikar told the House that the legislation would be brought in during the on-going monsoon session of the Goa Assembly by amending the Land Revenue Code.