Graft charges against Dhavalikar should be looked into: AAP

the goan network
PANAJI
The Aam Admi Party on Monday raised questions over why no action had been taken so far into the allegations of Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawde against his cabinet colleague and PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar.
AAP recalled that Gawde had called Dhavalikar “corrupt” and “inefficient” citing waterlogging in different parts of the state after the downpour on the night of June 5.
Gawde had also demanded Dhavalikar's resignation or removal from the cabinet due to mismanagement of contracts for road building. He had also alleged that it was a practice in the PWD for contractors to meet the PWD Minister to obtain 'work orders' despite winning it through the legal tender bidding process.
AAP General Secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar termed the allegations "serious" as they were made by a cabinet minister who knew internal matters. Also, Dhavlikar had till date not refuted the allegations against him nor had the Chief Minister taken any cognisance of it, he added.
"The CM’s silence is an open confirmation of the corruption and inefficiency in Goa’s governance," Pradeep said.
AAP demanded an immediate FIR on the matter, as the PWD Minister oversees a budget running into hundreds of crores of public money.
AAP also condemned the constant spats within the BJP-led coalition citing the previous spat between Mapusa MLA Francis D'Souza and Calangute MLA Michael Lobo.
"These internecine wars are creating chaos in the life of the common man, as the government is unable to handle simple tasks such as monsoon flooding, or supplying electricity and water, let alone reducing crime and corruption or improving healthcare and education," Padgaonkar said.