PANAJI
Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday welcomed the notification issued by the government of cancelling taxes payable by goods and passenger vehicles and appreciated that at least for once the government acted immediately and responded within a day to the memorandum submitted by it.
It may be recalled that on December 22, AAP Calangute team lead by Manuel Cardozo along with volunteers had presented a memorandum to the Assistant Director of Transport at Mapusa addressed to the Transport Minister.
The memorandum while accusing Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho of being a liar like the chief minister lamented that only a statement has been made about withdrawing taxes for goods and passenger vehicles while no notification to that effect has been published.
“It is good that the very next day that is on December 23, the government issued the notification which proves that the BJP government has to be pushed and forced to act. We will keep highlighting issues that Goans face and stand with them at every moment. Currently, AAP is the only credible opposition in Goa,” said AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre.
"Many taxi drivers called to thank us for taking up this issue and easing their lives. They also spoke about how the BJP government had turned a blind eye towards the plight of the taximen," said Mhambre.
"The current government has taken the common Goan for granted. This is a clear message to them that a Goenkar will no longer remain silent about the injustice and frauds this government commits," said AAP Calangute unit's Manuel Cardozo.
"Our fight for the rights of the people will continue. People have lost hopes in the current ruling dispensation and are looking towards AAP with great hopes. We will not let them down," said AAP Calangute unit's Shripad Pednekar.
The government has exempted taxes on goods and passenger vehicles for six months from April 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020, and this will be a big relief to the goods carriers and taxi drivers who have lost their only source of livelihood due to the pandemic, Mhambre said.
