PANAJI
The AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who arrived in Goa on Thursday afternoon to drum up support for party candidates, assured Goans that money that goes into the pockets of ministers currently would be directed into the service of the people if the party wins.
As part of his two-day visit, Kejriwal addressed massive Jansabhas in Mayem, Poriem, and St Cruz where the party received a tremendous response from the people.
Kejriwal asserted that Goa owes 24 thousand crores. Yet in the last 25-30 years, there have been no new educational or healthcare facilities, nor have there been quality roads built. Where does the money go then? It goes to the minister’s pockets, he charged.
He assured a “corruption-free and honest” government in Goa, if the AAP is voted to power.” Kejriwal said that the guarantee was made based on the track record of the AAP’s Delhi government, where its own minister was sacked on allegations of seeking a bribe from a shopkeeper.
He said, “Ministers or MLAs won’t be spared from punishment, if they are found demanding bribes. We will also stop petty level corruption by introducing doorstep delivery of services. In Delhi, government officers visit an applicant’s residence to collect the documents, and a similar system will be introduced in Goa. Right from your panchayat work to the assistance from the chief minister, everything will be at your doorstep”.
He said, “Our party has provided employment to 10 lakh youth in Delhi. If you want employment, vote for AAP since we are the only party that can create jobs.”
AAP CM face and St Cruz candidate Advocate Amit Palyekar said, “Tony Fernandes, MLA from St Cruz who jumped from the Congress to BJP claims he has done development work of Rs 90 crore. I am curious as to what kind of development he has done since the area still lacks basic amenities”.
He further stated that a strong anti-incumbency exists against the BJP government in St Cruz and that the BJP had struck a secret deal with the Congress candidate Rudolph Fernandes to combat it. “As soon as Fernandes wins the St Cruz seat under the banner of the Congress, he will join the BJP the next day and help them form the government”.
