Panaji Mayor Rohit Monserrate has in vain tried to wriggle out of the utter chaos that Panaji is currently embroiled in by stating that he is just a member on the board of Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) and that all the decisions are taken by the Chief Secretary.
The Mayor along with Panaji MLA are Directors on IPSCDL and it is a collective responsibility for all that goes right or wrong. Wasn’t it the duty of the MLA and the Mayor to raise the issues of the mess in Panaji? Their silence while Panaji is suffering has been deafening. They are responsible for the current state of our city with the worse yet to come. While in the Opposition, Babush Monserrate had accused the IPSCDL of being a big den of rampant corruption. Ironically Monserrate and his Mayor son as Directors could be virtually manipulating its functioning. There needs to be a probe into crores being deviously funnelled into political pockets under the guise of making Panaji a Smart City.
