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Churchill’s PWD scams will be handed over to the Lokayukta: Parrikar

Faced with a strong rear guard action from anti-corruption groups and civil society about controversial amendments in the Lokayukta Act, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar spoke to The Goan and spelt out the Lokayukta priorities of his Government. Excerpts from his comments

Churchill’s PWD scams will be handed over to the Lokayukta: Parrikar

- “People think the Lokayukta is an investigative body only toinvestigate MLAs and former MLAs but it’s all the panchayats, municipalities,government servants and co-operations that will also come under the purview ofthe Lokayukta. If there are 5000 frivolous complaints, the entire system willchoked,”

- “I am ready to open dialogue with NGOs to lower the fineamount”

- “I will immediately hand over the employment scams in alldepartments and ministries besides all PWD scams done by Churchill Alemao. Alsomining scams will be given a priority to show the real culprits and prove CECwrong on its overall losses suffered by the state”

- “When my government fell in 2005, Mauvin Godinho,Pratapsingh Rane and Churchill Alemao urged the CBI to investigate the firstIFFI works in which I got a clean chit five years later. But for five years Iwas harassed, questioned and continuously called upon by the CBI. If there isno system to check frivolous complaints, similarly people will be harassedunder Lokayukta too”

- “Khashinath Shetye, Aires Rodrigues and others are misusingRTIs and PILs to block development or make false complaints. Public needs torespect the Lokayukta body which works in tandem with the police and otheradministration while headed by a Supreme Court judge and should be free offrivolous complaints”

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Top hotel gets its way

Obtains renovation license for Rs 500 and starts reconstruction of the hotel by demolishing the old structure

Neshwin Almeida | The Goan
Published Feb 9, 2013, 7:44 AM IST
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Top hotel gets its way

This is how the high and mighty and the influential stompaway on the law and get away with deceit.A top hotel chain has bought over an old hotel property atCalvado, Benaulim, applied for renovation licence and after obtaining it,demolished the hotel and began reconstructing the same.In November, the Gram Sabha in Benaulim witnessed a hugeuproar with the new Sarpanch, Royla Fernandes leading a fight against thestarred hotel for carrying reconstruction of the hotel on a Rs 500…

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