MARGAO
Complimenting the youth and the people of Goa for making issues such as environment and sustainability poll issue, Congress national leader Priyanka Gandhi on Friday gave a categorical assurance that the Congress will scrap the three linear projects when the party comes to power in 2022.
During an interaction with youth at a programme “Save Mollem from destruction” at the Margao Cricket Club here on Friday, Priyanka reminded that Rahul Gandhi during his last visit to Goa has promised to scrap the three linear projects in the State.
“The Congress is committed to sustainability, environment and making development in such a way that saves the environment. We truly believe that Goa is for Goans and all the inhabitants and nature to flourish in a sustainable way,” she said during the question and answer interaction.
Replying to a question that politicians and political parties hijack people movements for their political gains, Priyanka agreed that political parties should not hijack public movements. She, however, hastened to add that she does believe that political parties should support the movements when the government in power tries to suppress the movements.
Mulling an election manifesto for women, Priyanka said she has announced 40 per cent of the tickets for women in the election for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, saying she has left it for the Goa party leadership to take a call on reservation of seats for women.
Complimenting the youth and people for making issues such as environment and sustainability, jobs poll issue, she said, “I am proud of you for having taken up these issues and made it a movement in a manner that you cannot be ignored.”
Priyanka agreed to a suggestion made by a youngster that the points raised by the group should be part of the Congress election manifesto.
