Team Herald
MARGAO: Stating that the seafarers’ community contributes a lot to the state economy, South Goa Lok Sabha MP Francisco Sardinha demanded that the government disburse the pending pension amounts owed to the retired seafarers and widows immediately.
On Wednesday, Sardinha told reporters that the food grain scam was an eye-opener for the government and hence, they should keep strict vigil on the Public Distribution System.
Sardinha also called on the government to respect the resolutions passed at the gram sabhas of various panchayats and scrap the Jetty Policy 2022, which he claimed will destroy Goa's rivers. “The government must work towards protecting the rivers and not destroying them,” he stated.