MAPUSA
Upping the ante against the alleged job scam in the PWD, Congress demanded sacking of the minister, scrapping of the recruitment process and launching of a judicial inquiry in the episode.
The Congress, on Saturday, also slammed political parties that were trying to divide Goans on religious and caste lines to get political mileage for the forthcoming elections.
“The CM should sack the concerned minister and instead of suspending the recruitment process, the government should scrap it and launch a judicial inquiry in the matter,” said Agnelo Fernandes, Vice President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee.
The Congress VP was addressing a news conference along with North Goa District Congress Committee President Vijay Bhike in Mapusa.
Speaking further, Fernandes alleged that such recruitment scams were happening in all the other departments.
He further alleged that most of the jobs were given to “outsiders” while the bhumiputras were left to fend for themselves.
“The ‘setting’ in the recruitment process was done in such a way that ‘selected’ candidates were told in advance to keep their answer sheets blank,” the Congress VP alleged.
The North Goa District Congress Committee President Vijay Bhike censured certain parties for trying to drive a wedge among the Goans for political expediency with an eye on 2022 assembly polls.
“Over the years Congress has contributed a lot to save the culture and social fabric of the State. Now, some parties have entered the State and begun dividing the Goans on religious and caste lines. Goans are an educated lot and know what to do,” Bhike said.
