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PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alina Saldanha on Saturday challenged Transport and Panchayat Minister and Cortalim former MLA Mauvin Godinho to show one development project he has worked on during his 20-year tenure as an MLA of Cortalim.
Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho publicly pitched Sancoale Sarpanch Girish Pillai for the BJP candidature from the Cortalim Constituency to defeat former Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha.
During a public function at Zuarinagar, Godinho stated that the people of Cortalim Constituency need a person with experience and the readiness to work for the people from the panchayat areas.
Saldanha stated that Godinho hasn’t done anything. The only white elephant he had created during his tenure is the Kala Bhavan which is happening now and still going on.
“I was refusing to take up this project because Kala Bhavan was started without a parent department. That is the reason it took us almost one and half years to find somebody. Nobody wanted to take responsibility. Even the minister refused to take the responsibility and asked to complete the project and handover to them,” she added.
“As far as the Sancoale sarpanch is concerned, like his mentor he has not done anything. He was the sarpanch for three years. He did nothing except laying of the foundation stone for the Panchayat ghar. How long people are going to wait,” questioned Saldanha.
“I have worked hard. When we take up the responsibility as an MLA, we should ensure to work according to the common people’s needs. Now I am with AAP. This is the party that focuses on human development. I have full faith that once we come to power in the State we will work towards human development,” she said.
