MARGAO
Leader of the Opposition Digambar Kamat on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant immediately convene a full-fledged Assembly session and release white papers on financial status of Goa, Covid pandemic, Mhadei, Coal handling, three linear projects destroying the environment.
He demanded that the government must withdraw the tender appointing an Event Management Agency to organize extravagant programmes on the occasion of Goa Liberation day, warning that the Congress will launch an agitation to demand helping hand to the people of Goa and protest against the wasteful expenditure of the government.
“The BJP government in Goa has crossed all limits with its insensitive approach towards the people. The faulty policies of the government have pushed every Goan into a financial emergency and the State into bankruptcy. Unfortunately, the BJP is in the celebration mode making wasteful expenditure of crores of rupees when the common man is facing hardships. The people of Goa will teach BJP a lesson for its politics of convenience and opportunism,” he said.
While appealing to the people to support the Congress candidates in the Zilla Panchayat elections, Kamat assured that the party candidates will continue to be the voice of the people and will be committed to protecting the identity of Goa.
Addressing the media, Kamat said it is unfortunate the BJP government is planning to spend crores of rupees on Goa Liberation Day function of 19th December by appointing an Event Management Agency to organize extravagant programmes. “We were categorically informed by the Chief Minister during the Organizing Committee Meeting held on December 4, 2020, that the said programme will be presented by the Goan Artist from Kala Academy under Department of Art and Culture. The decision to appoint Event Management Agency is a betrayal of the members of the organizing committee”, he said, demanding that the government must withdraw the tender immediately and give opportunities to Goan artists to perform on the Goa Liberation Day.
He said the “Obsession for the Celebrations” of the BJP government has resulted in putting a huge financial burden on the beneficiaries of the monthly social welfare schemes like DSSY, widows, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, seafarers, Griha Aadhar, who have not received the pensions for more than six months.
“I am shocked to hear about the demise of a PWD contractor two days back who suffered a heart attack. His family and friends revealed to me that the said hardworking contractor was under tremendous stress as the government had failed to pay his bills for a long time. Will the BJP government take moral responsibility for the death of the contractor,” Kamat questioned.
