PANAJI
Revolutionary Goans chief Manoj Parab cries foul over the doubling of assets of ministers over the last five years. The candidates' affidavits filed with nomination papers will give a clear picture of the rise in their assets which has more than doubled over the last five years.
“The wealth of our MLAs is increasing with every passing day and the common man is counting every penny in his pocket. These dalals need to tell the people how they manage to make so much money and that too so quickly. Even money invested in mutual funds takes over 8 to 10 years to grow. The people would like to know from where they accumulate this huge chunk which they use to distribute especially during the elections,” questioned Manoj while addressing a gathering at Parsem, Mandrem recently.
The upcoming projects in Mandrem constituency are only to facilitate the real estate lobby and will not generate employment to the locals. There are plans to set up a mega entertainment village spread over 1.5 lakh sqm in Mandrem.
While Revolutionary Goan co-ordinator from Mandrem, Sunayana Gawde highlighted that the rural women are used for political rallies but nothing is done to empower them.
“There are no proper healthcare facilities for the public and neither any business being generated for locals along the coastal belt. There is a lot of hill cutting, land filling and other illegal activities to destroy the environment being carried out but the local MLA is silent. Sopte changed his party but there is no development seen in the constituency and it seems he switched sides for his personal benefit. In Mandrem the ticket aspirants are mostly land dealers who have sold land to outsiders,” said Sunayana.
