On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State on Sunday, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Saturday has said the ghost of special status invoked by Modi is haunting the State and has appealed to the Prime Minister to free Goa from its evil.
Releasing a video of the speech of Narendra Modi at Merces meeting in 2014 a day before Prime Minister’s visit to Goa, Yuri Alemao has drawn attention of the Prime Minister on various core issues concerning Goa and urged him to speak on the same.
“Goa is facing severe threat of losing its identity due to pro-capitalist agenda of the BJP government. Environment, forest and wild life is in danger due to anti-environment, anti-farmers policies of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” stated Yuri.
He said report released by Niti Ayog headed by the Prime Minister himself has revealed the high unemployment rate in Goa, but lamented that the BJP government is clueless on creating employment opportunities.
“I hope Prime Minister will speak on hundreds of Covid deaths due to shortage of oxygen at GMC. I urge him to speak on status of Dabolim airport after commissioning of Mopa airport. I want to remind him about closure of mining in Goa for last ten years,” Yuri said.
He added: “The Prime Minister must speak on the proposed IIT Project at Sanguem which is pushed on Goans despite strong opposition from the local farmers who are protesting to save their cultivable land.”
“I urge the Prime Minister to speak on the Three Linear Projects which will cause mass destruction to bio-diversity of Western Ghats. Let Prime Minister speak on illegal water diversion of our lifeline Mother Mhadei by Karnataka, Yuri also said.
It is necessary that Prime Minister should make his governments stand clear on converting Goa into a “Coal Hub” and “Casino Capital”, he demanded.
The Prime Minister must take note of the huge wastage and pilferage of food grains from Public Distribution System in Goa, he said.
