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Refuting the allegations of Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha, NGO ‘Goencho Awaz’ on Thursday evening claimed that the Regional Plan 2021 shows a 10-mtr road and a large parking lot in No Development Zone (NDZ) lands partially owned by her.
Addressing a news conference in response to Saldanha’s accusations that Goencho Awaz had resorted to lies and fabrication to malign her image, Goencho Avaaz member Abhijit Prabhudessai said all the evidence had been placed before people five months ago, none of which had been refuted by Saldanha all this while.
He claimed that properties owned by Saldanha and others in survey nos 76/9, 83/7 and 85/7 of Cansaulim village are within sand dunes in NDZ and within CRZ lands.
“But the RP 21 showed a 10-mtr road and a large parking lot in NDZ in the lands owned which would destroy these sand dunes and expose the village of Cansaulim to floods and devastation. It is an insult to the tireless struggles and the image of late Matanhy Saldanha that today, there was a wide road present and parking lot was shown on sand dunes on his own land.”
“Goencho Awaz will never permit to pass the RP which shows the road and parking lot on late Matanhy Saldanha’s land,” Prabhudessai said.
He added that on April 4, Alina Saldanha had welcomed and supported the RP by issuing a statement that RP 2021 would act as a guiding force.
“She did not feel ashamed to welcome a plan which was fought by her late husband. The MLA is misleading people,” he added.
Another member, Swapnesh Sheldekar, recalled late Matanhy Saldanha having fought for well-being of Goans all his life.
“Alina claims that Matanhy had fought against this road, but the RP has the road also and a parking lot as well, while she is a part of a ruling government. She should have accused the government instead of accusing Goencho Awaz.”
“In displaying complete lack of respect for the battles fought by late Matanhy for the protection of Goans, she has also betrayed his legacy by supporting those intent on the destruction of Goa,” claimed Sheldekar.
WHAT ALINA HAD SAID A DAY EARLIER
