PANAJI
The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Saturday criticised BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade for recommending Rs 48.60 lakh from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds to install LED High Mast Poles in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
GPCC Media and Communication Department Chairman Amarnath Panjikar questioned the MP’s priorities, saying Goans had elected Tanavade to represent the State and not finance development works elsewhere.
“Goans elected Tanavade to represent Goa, not to finance development works in another State. When schools, primary health centres, sports facilities, community halls, roads, public lighting and other essential infrastructure across Goa require urgent attention, diverting MPLAD funds outside the State is completely unjustifiable,” Panjikar said.
The Congress leader also alleged that Tanavade's overall performance under the MPLAD scheme had been unsatisfactory. Referring to publicly available data, Panjikar claimed that only six out of 29 sanctioned projects had been completed, translating to a completion rate of 17.1 per cent, while fund utilisation stood at just 19.4 per cent.
“These figures expose poor utilisation of public funds, misplaced priorities and a complete lack of commitment towards Goa's development,” he alleged.
