Team Herald
PANJIM: Alleging that of the total recruitment at Mopa Greenfield International Airport comprises only eight per cent Goans, Goa Forward Party President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Saturday said that statistics has exposed the BJP government’s mission of ‘doing injustice’ to people of the State.
“As per the government submission to the State Legislative Assembly, around 5,198 candidates have got jobs at Mopa Airport. Out of which only 443 candidates are locals, which means just eight per cent. The figures have exposed the BJP government’s agenda of discriminating against its own people,” Sardesai said while addressing the mediapersons.
He said, “Though the people from Pernem, where Mopa Airport is located, were assured to give maximum jobs, so far only five per cent out of 443 candidates are from the taluka.”
“The Mopa Airport is the flagship project of BJP. Some ministers have stated that Mopa Airport will be an engine of growth, and Goans will not have to leave the State in search of jobs, after it is commissioned. But so far, they have given only eight per cent jobs to Goans,” Sardesai alleged.
He said that jobs such as welder, fitter, helper, painter, operator, supervisor, driver, carpenter, and dozens of jobs in managerial and engineering areas, where Goans can work are given to non-Goans.
“If any project doesn’t give advantage to locals and marginalises Goans, then in such cases we can’t call it a developmental project,” Sardesai said.
He suggested that there should be a committee of experts, which will oversee human resource development, how the local people will get jobs and how they should be skilled.