SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024
Team Herald
PANJIM: The opposition Congress on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and demanded visit of the Governor to inspect the illegal bandara being built on River Mhadei, dismissal of former civil supplies minister (Govind Gaude) for toor dal wastage and white paper on the unemployment scenario in the State.
The memorandum stated that there is fear, anxiety and concern in the minds of people of Goa about the failure of BJP government to take proactive steps to protect River Mhadei, stop wastage of good items and provide employment opportunities for the educated youth in the State.
In the memorandum, the Congress highlighted the illegal construction of bandaras to divert water from Mhadei basin by Karnataka and inaction of the Goa government.
It further stated that the people of Goa have a right to know the exact status of the work carried out by Karnataka on River Mhadei.
The delegation urged the Governor to visit the construction sites along River Mhadei in Karnataka with concerned officials of the Goa government and assess the situation.
The Congress also requested the Governor to allow representatives of the political parties and the NGOs to accompany him during the inspection visit.
It also demanded a high-level inquiry under the supervision of High Court Judge on wastage of 242 metric tonnes of toor dal and 10.3 MT of Sugar and asked for immediate removal of former civil supplies minister (Govind Gaude) and the officials responsible for the criminal wastage of toor dal and sugar from government godowns.
Referring to various reports indicating high unemployment rate in Goa and the misleading and misguiding statements by the Chief Minister of promising lakhs of jobs which has resulted in various youth going into depression, the memorandum has pointed that the level of frustration is rising alarmingly among the educated youth, who are now getting attracted towards drug addiction and other vices.
The Congress has demanded that the government must release a ‘white paper’ on the employment scenario in Goa giving true facts and figures.
They have also urged the Governor to direct the government to take up recruitment process through Staff Selection Commission.
