PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday to the streets protesting against bad roads at Siolim and demanded that the repair works be undertaken immediately.
Speaking to reporters, AAP Goa Convenor Advocate Amit Palekar said, “Whether in Anjuna, Assagao, or Siolim, the roads are in a deplorable state. If no action is taken immediately, AAP will stage a sit-in protest outside Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo’s residence.”
“When the Chief Minister retained the PWD department, we hoped for more control over the rampant corruption in infrastructure works, but the situation has worsened. The state of the roads is a direct consequence of BJP’s corruption, for which there seems to be no limit, hence the infrastructure works are suffering,” Palekar said.
AAP’s Working President Valmiki Naik said, “Since elections are not imminent and considering that some BJP MLAs only engage in road works prior to election order to garner votes, AAP has launched a movement across Goa to showcase the true state of Viksit Goem. We don’t want Goans to endure substandard roads until the next elections.”
“The current condition of Assagao road is appalling. The plot rates here range from Rs 80,000 to 1 lakh per square meter. The Panchayat and TCP collect crores of rupees in the guise of construction license fees and infrastructure taxes. Where is this money going? Even the so-called Jet-patcher vehicle inaugurated with great fanfare by former PWD Minister Cabral and which was supposed to fix potholes in a matter of hours, seems to have disappeared,” Naik said.
