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MARGAO
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP government at the Centre and in Goa, South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha on Thursday said people have nothing to cheer about within the completion of 100 days of BJP rule at the Centre, with the country’s economy in shambles and mining yet to resume in Goa.
Sardinha, however, offered his full cooperation to the BJP government for the resumption of mining in the State, but hastened to add that the ruling party has only been giving empty promises to the mining dependents over the last one year.
Addressing the media in the presence of veteran leader M K Sheikh and South Goa district President, Joe Dias, the South Goa MP pointed out that 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not brought any cheers for the people of the country. “The economy is in shambles. The rupee is sinking. The GDP has far bellowed the projected rate. The auto industry is crying for attention. Unemployment is at its highest. Around 10,000 employees have lost their jobs in Parle company,” Sardinha said, while highlighting the state of the economy.
Referring to the steep fines introduced by the Centre to curb traffic violations, the MP slammed the government for the state of the roads across the State. “People have to wait for over an hour to cross the Zuari bridge. The road is in shambles,” he said, adding that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should deploy the army to regulate traffic at the Zuari bridge if the police cannot handle the situation.
On agriculture, the MP demanded that the Agriculture Minister should disburse natural calamity relief to farmers across the State, including farmers from his home village Curtorim, and not just in Sanguem and North Goa.
The MP also called for the regularisation of the nurses, who have been working for the last 6-7 years, saying the government should not recruit new nurses by ignoring the claims of the existing nurses.
Holding the BJP responsible for bringing mining to a stop in the State, Sardinha, however, extended his support to the government to resume mining and provide relief to the beleaguered dependents.
