PANAJI
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday stated that finally the Pramod Sawant government has started thinking of Goa’s farmers, if not from a sense of duty than at least from a sense of fear of AAP.
The AAP had in July announced free power for farmers in Goa as part of Arvind Kejriwal’s first guarantee to Goans. The Sawant Sarkar has been playing catch up ever since. Goans across the state have firmly stood by AAP’s promise with 86 per cent of households in the CM’s own constituency standing by them, the AAP said in a press note.
Sawant has remembered farmers and acknowledged their power woes only after AAP promised free power.
The AAP said the Sawant government was known for PR blitzes. While Goan farmers hold hopes out for aid, we hope Sawant’s promise of solar pumps for farmers doesn’t become a ‘jumla’ like previous announcements.
At 11,000 pumps the scheme will cost at least Rs 250-300 crore. AAP hopes this will not turn out to be a scam with overpriced, low-quality equipment which will break down in a few years and create an additional burden on farmers, the party added.
