PANAJI
The Goa Forward Party (GFP) has objected to the short period session of Goa Legislative Assembly starting from July 28.
The Budget session of the Assembly was curtailed on March 30 after the Covid-19 outbreak in the state.
GFP President Vijay Sardesai said that at Business Advisory Committee it was decided to continue the session from July 19 to August 2 ie for ten days.
However, Governor has prorogued 14 assembly sessions and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that the government has decided to hold the Assembly session from July 28, he added.
This session will be of only three days, said Sardessai adding that the Legislature wing of the party held a meeting on Sunday and resolved to oppose the short duration session.
“The assembly is a platform for legislators to voice their constituents’ views and opinions about matters that concern the wellbeing of the state and the people, in short, which concern the future of Goa and Goans,” he said.
Sardesai demanded that pending LAQs from the last session should be answered by the government and the entire business planned for that session should be completed as promised at the time of adjourning the House.
"The budget cannot be passed so peremptorily, just because of their manufactured brute majority in the house,” Sardesai said.
Sardesai also alleged that the union budget announcement of Rs 300 crore for our 60th Liberation Day anniversary celebrations is still just an announcement.
We have received a reply to the RTI application which says that funds have not been received till date, said Sardessai.
The GFP president criticized the move of the State Government to lease out Fort Aguada Jail to Drishti Marine for a period of 15 years, which is renewable for a further 15 years.
“Actually, a huge sum of Rs 25 crore has just been spent by the RDA to renovate this heritage monument. This govt has sold it even before it has been inaugurated,” he said.
Calling it a Heritage Gate Scam Vijay demanded immediate action and independent investigation.
