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Judicial commission must probe jobs scam

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday has dismissed the allegations made by prime accused in the jobs-for-cash scandal Pooja Naik, terming them a "big lie". Accused Pooja Naik on the other hand in a video released on Sunday has declared that she is ready to face any inquiry - including a narco analysis test to prove her innocence. She has also urged Goa Police to conduct a thorough forensic probe of all mobile phones she used during the period of the alleged crime, insisting that the truth will emerge through a full investigation. Well, if Sawant thinks that what accused Pooja Naik is speaking now is a big lie then why is he not accepting the above open challenge and telling his police investigation team to conduct a narco test on her to bring out the whole actual truth in this jobs-for-cash scandal? I think that if CM Sawant is really interested in going to the bottom of the jobs-for-cash scam in the state then he should dare to appoint a judicial commission led by a retired High Court judge to bring out the whole actual truth.



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CBI investigation need of the hour in jobs-for-cash scam

K G VILOP, Chorao
Published Nov 17, 2025, 12:13 AM IST
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The probe into the jobs-for-cash scam appears to be little more than an eyewash. The accused publicly named top officials”including Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, IAS officer Nikhil Desai, and PWD engineer Uttam Parsekar”yet the investigation has avoided addressing these allegations. For years, the government has repeatedly extended service of top officials beyond retirement which has allegedly given rise to corrupt practices.Although names were revealed a year ago, they…

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