PANJIM: The Congress has asked Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to come clean on the failure of his government to recover almost Rs 230 crore from mining firms towards Rural Welfare Cess.
“We charge that government is deliberately ignoring the recovery as defaulters are crony club members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar said.
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He also alleged that it is clear that the government went ahead with acquiring ten lakh square meters of land for Rs 60 crore at Rivona for IIT project without even preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) or conducting a study of employment opportunities to Goans, impact on environment and green cover.
“We appeal to People of Sanguem and Canacona not to fall prey for false propaganda of BJP,” he said.
“I want Goans to know that as per reply given in Assembly, NIT Project in Cuncolim gave only 15 regular jobs while 3 on contract and almost 111 are on oursourced temporary basis. This data exposes tall claims of BJP that Projects like NIT and IIT will bring Jobs to Goans,” Patkar pointed out.
Congress leader Shrinivas Khalap said, “Our CLP Leader Yuri Alemao raised issue of Traffic Congestion at GMC Entrance and Safety of Students of Vidya Prabhodini, Porvorim. Government was compelled to address the issues immediately.”
