TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: Road hot mixing works came back to haunt the residents of Fatorda once again.
As local MLA Vijai Sardesai launched hot mixing work in Dovondem ward at the entrance to the city on Thursday, he alleged that his political opponent tried every possible means to stall the approval for the work.
“The PWD Minister himself has told me the determined bid made some persons to get the hot mixing work stalled. My only appeal to these people is that they should not do politics on the question of development,” he told the media at the work site.
Vijai explained that the hot mixing work was being carried out by changing the scope of work with administrative approval.
“But, some people tried to stall the work for reasons best known to them,” he said, while asking his opponents not to block the work, but to make suggestions how to ensure quality work in respect of the hot mixing work.
When his attention was drawn to the recent allegations made by his arch rival Damu Naik that he is only executing the works tendered during his tenure, Vijai shot back “I had written a letter to the PWD Minister to change the scope of work of the hot mixing work after taking the administrative approval. As the MLA representing Fatorda, I had written the letter on February 25 this year. I do not know whether there’s another MLA in the constituency. If so, let the MLA take credit for the work”, he added.
