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Appreciating the AAP MP Sanjay Singh for raising the mining issue in Lok Sabha, the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF)said there had been no action from the three BJP MPs of Goa nor had there been any news about any appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Our MPs are just using delaying tactics, so that we remain seized with these problems,” said GMPF convenor Puti Gaonkar.
Gaonkar was addressing a news conference after the coordination committee formed by GMPF convened its first meeting in Ponda on Thursday.
The meeting presided over by Puti Gaonkar was attended by Subhash Velingkar of Goa Suraksha Manch, Santosh Sawant of Goa Forward and other members of this committee.
“Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar had assured us to get an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi by January 6. We will seek a reply from them in this regard.”
“On January 7, we will go to Dhavalikar’s house and ask him about the status of our appointment with the PM. If he is not available at home, we will wait there till he reaches home. We will then ask him to take us to the chief minister’s residence,” Gaonkar said.
Gaonkar said they will also meet all three MPs on January 10 and will ask them about the status of mining resumption.
“Actually, this issue should have been raised by our MPs in parliament and they should have worked for resumption of mining but they are doing nothing there. We are grateful to AAP MP Sanjay Singh for raising our issue,” said Gaonkar.
Gaonkar also said they had not received any reply from the Prime Minister’s Office regarding their memorandum submitted during their protest in New Delhi.
Velingkar clarified that the black flags they are supposed to display during the inauguration of the third Mandovi bridge was not to condemn the prime minister, but only to draw his attention to the issue.
“We have not withdrawn our decision to wave black flags,” said Velingkar.
The GMPF coordination committee will convene its next meeting on January 10 and will decide about the Goa bandh and other issues.
