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PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party’s Mapusa unit on Thursday condemned the State government and their Mapusa MLA in particular, for the complete failure in solving the town’s power disruption even after four days.
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Mapusa resident and State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said, “The BJP made tall promises to Mhapsekars to get their votes, but instead only fooled them in accepting ‘Parivar Raj’ and an incompetent dynast as their MLA.
“It has been more than 100 hours that the Mhapsekars are in the dark without power. Is this the development that was promised by the BJP during elections? It feels like Mapusa has been taken back to the Stone Age,” Mhambre fumed.
He criticised MLA Joshua D’Souza, the son of former MLA late Francis D’Souza, for his complete absence and apathy again during this crisis, accusing him of having no concern for the woes of the common man as his own bungalow is powered by a generator.
“Local businesses have suffered losses. People are reeling from shortage of water, forced to carry buckets up to their flats. Children and senior citizens have been affected in particular. Mapusa is in chaos, but ‘Prince Joshua’ is merrily living in his castle on top of the hill after being handed his father’s Mapusa seat by the BJP like an inheritance,” Mhambre mocked.
He reminded D’Souza of his own promise of June 2019, that “power woes of Mapusa will soon be a thing of the past”.
Mhambre demanded to know what had happened to the Rs 131 crore that D’Souza had announced for underground cabling of electricity lines in Mapusa two years ago.
He said that AAP appreciates the tireless efforts made by Electricity Department all over Goa to restore connections with the available tools.
He blamed the Power Ministry and the government for failing to provide the staff with the equipment and upgrades that they need.
Mhambre informed that the party’s Mapusa unit provided linesmen with food packets on Wednesday as well as today, as they were working long hours with no break or any kind of support from the government.
He lamented that people of Mapusa have had to suffer due to mis-governance of BJP for many years.
Stating that the BJP Mandal of Mapusa is one of the most conspicuous mandals always ready to defend their government on every issue, Mhambre said even they are silent now because they know people have completely lost their patience.
He said BJP’s karyakartas should now realise that their political loyalty did not insulate even their own families from government incompetence during the pandemic or the cyclone, and exhorted them to come out in support of Mhapsekars as it is a matter of survival.
