PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday criticised the BJP government for demolishing the kiosks outside the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim. AAP leaders Valmiki Naik, Cecille Rodrigues, Vighnesh Apte, Dr Vibhas Prabhudesai and Ritesh Shenai rushed to the chaotic scene where the demolition reportedly started in the dark hours around 4 am.
Naik questioned the necessity for carrying out this action suddenly and that too under the cover of darkness.
“There had been assurances given by the local MLAs just two days ago that nothing would be demolished until there was a rehabilitation plan. So who decided to remove the stalls in the dead of the night? Why did the government cheat the people under the cover of darkness? This government itself was formed illegitimately in the middle of the night, and like robbers, they carry out such operations in the middle of the night too,” alleged Naik.
“This act of demolishing the kiosks will hurt not only the vendors, but also the patients and relatives who depended on these cheap sources of food and snacks and will now have to buy expensive food from the GMC canteen,” Apte alleged.
Naik said that the party would stand by the common man, and follow this issue until the vendors are rehabilitated nearby and also until the relatives of the patients have various options to procure their food and are not forced to buy expensive food from the GMC canteen.
