Team Herald
PANJIM: A delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday submitted a memorandum of protest to the PWD Labour Supply Society, calling for a revised advertisement on new posts to be published, stating that knowledge of Konkani is “essential”.
The PWD Labour Supply Society had advertised new positions on Friday, describing Konkani proficiency as “desirable” rather than “essential”. The memorandum urged that knowledge of Konkani be considered “essential” for all government positions so that Goan candidates would be given precedence and to reinforce its point, the AAP’s memorandum itself was written in Konkani.
The delegation led by AAP vice-president Adv Surel Tilve along with vice-president Valmiki Naik, national youth wing member Cecille Rodrigues, AAP leaders Sunil Signapurkar and Sarfaraz Sheikh, demanded the manager of the Society that a corrigendum be issued by Monday to correct the same.
Adv Tilve said that a total of 38 posts were advertised for skilled and unskilled labour by the Society. Such modifications are made by the department to fill up the posts with their closest and loved ones. Consequently, many Goans do not get government jobs, he added.
He further stated that in connection with this, the party’s delegation will also meet the Director of Official Language.
“Although Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is in charge of the Official Language department, he hasn’t done anything to promote the Konkani language. The government agencies consistently make the same error by stating in their advertisements that knowledge of Konkani is desirable rather than essential. Why is the BJP government trying to deny opportunities to Goan youth?” questioned Adv Tilve.
