Vishnu lambasts his own government
Govt building parking lots and widening roads, but can the common man afford a four wheeler?
Govt talks about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan but has not built a single toilet in three years
Govt is not interested in building infrastructure for the poor but only for the rich
Failed Western ideas of hot air baloons and amphibious bus services are being imposed on Goa
5-star hotels have displaced traditional communities from their source of livelihood - the sea
Wagh roars against BJP again
Says the govt has proved that it is not of the common man
PANAJI
San André MLA Vishnu Wagh criticised his own government, saying that the decision taken by the government goes to prove that it isn't a government of the common man.
Speaking at the second Matanhy Saldanha Memorial Lecture, Wagh, who was tasked with speaking on 'Remembering Matanhy - the man and the cause' has questioned, often rhetorically, whether the government's decisions really benefit him or further deprived him of what is rightfully his.
"The government is on a spree of building parking lots and widening roads, but can the common man afford a four wheeler? Why is the government building all this for," Wagh said he felt compelled to speak his mind or will have "to pay a moral price for keeping one's mouth shut" being a member of the ruling party.
"The government should answer how many public toilets it has constructed within the last three years. The answer is not a single one. And they talk about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. All they have done is only changed the name from the earlier Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan," Wagh added saying that the government was not interested in building infrastructure for the poor but only for the rich.
Wagh also took potshots at the government's plans to introduce hot air baloons and amphibious bus services saying that such failed Western ideas are sought to be imposed on Goa, when really it wasn't needed.
"Take the example of Rajasthan, they don't have hot air baloons, yet they have many tourists visiting there, or that of Kerala or Ajanta and Ellora. They have all survived by preserving and promoting the heritage of the place," Wagh said.
"The government needs to keep the common man at the centre," Wagh concluded adding that five star hotels and other big infrastructure projects only served to displace the traditional communities from their source of livelihood - the sea.
