MARGAO
In a development that will certainly raise many an eyebrow in political circles, Margao BJP leaders have literally extended an invitation to TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai to pay attention to Margao’s development requirements, showering praises on Sardesai for initiating a host of projects in Fatorda, while attacking Margao MLA Digambar Kamat for “apathy” and “neglect” of the commercial capital.
“The TCP Minister has initiated a number of development projects in neighbouring Fatorda with the help and support of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the latest project is the long-delayed KTC bus stand. When the local Margao MLA has failed on the development front after representing the constituency for 25 years, during which time he was a Chief Minister for five years and a minister for 11 years, why not ask a minister next door to also pay attention to Margao as well,” BJP South Goa spokesperson Sharmad Raiturkar and Digambar Kamat’s bete noire told the media on Wednesday.
Launching an attack on the Margao MLA while showering praises on Vijai Sardesai, Sharmad said there’s no harm if the minister staying next door is called to pay attention to Margao’s development. “I am specifically calling up the TCP Minister to take up Margao’s long-pending issues since he too was once staying in the city at Comba and is aware of the city’s problems,” he said, adding that other ministers too will be asked to contribute their bit to the city’s development.
The BJP spokesperson, who has suffered as many as three electoral defeats at the hands of Digambar Kamat, said that Margao’s perennial problems remain unresolved till date, while blaming Kamat for the sorry state of affairs in the commercial capital. “Why are there no parking lots in Margao. Absence of parking facilities has had an impact on the economy of the commercial capital. The Margao KTC bus stand could have been built during Kamat’s tenure as Chief Minister, but in vain. Though the bus stand falls in Fatorda constituency, it would have helped Margao as well,” he added.
Taking further dig at the six-time Margao MLA, Sharmad said that the capital city is witnessing a host of infrastructural projects, which would decongest Panjim, thanks to the vision of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. “We have not seen similar projects taking shape in Margao during Kamat’s tenure. Apart from parking, the city’s traffic still remains a burning issue,” Sharmad said.
Meanwhile, Sharmad informed that the BJP Yuva morcha will take a motorcycle rally in the city on June 8 at 4 pm, which will kick start from the Lohia Maidan and culminate at the same venue after wending its way in the city.
