MARGAO
Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardedai on Friday dashed off a letter to the Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar, saying the nominal three-day session of the Legislative Assembly from July 28-30 is a great injustice to the people of Goa and their elected representatives.
He said the elected representatives are failing the people miserably by participating in only token, nominal and mandatory legislative session when they have been elected to legislate, discuss and debate the views, hopes & aspirations and issues & problems of the constituents.
“The opposition in the present Assembly has repeatedly demanded a full session to be held as many important and critical issues facing Goans and our future generations have to be debated and discussed so that their future is salvaged and protected. All our requests and demands have come to naught so far and there appears to be a premeditated and scheming approach of the ruling benches to avoid bringing up these issues on the floor of the House”, he said, adding “this is an obvious plot to bulldoze through all the anti-people actions of the government without allowing any proper debate.
Saying the three-day session means tokenism and is unacceptable and contravenes the constitutional rights of the people of Goa, he said “this will mean that even the budget will have to be passed without proper discussion on the demands within three days, which is just not acceptable”.
Saying that the Assembly Speakers have to act in an unbiased manner in this regard and have to place the protection of Goa’s beautiful environment and the future of our coming generations over and above any petty and partisan political interest, Sardesai said the severity of the pandemic is, presently at its lowest. “As such, I wish to remind you of your promise to the people of Goa, through the electronic media, that you will hold a full session of the House, as soon as it is possible, and ensure that all the unfinished business of the 14th Session including discussions on the budget will be completed. I am confident that you will stand by your promise and act to convert the coming three-day session to a full session, including all the unfinished business of the 14th Session, so that the people of Goa are delivered true justice”, he stated in his letter to the Speaker.
