TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: The Congress once again alleged that BJP was linked with the Sahara Group to pave way for its offshore casino’s entry in river Mandovi.
GPCC chief JohnA Fernandes said, “BJP leader and lawyer Ravi Shankar Prasad represented Sahara Chief Subrata Roy in the Supreme Court. Things are fitting in place… BJP and Sahara group have connections with each other.”
Roy is presently behind bars in connection with the non-refund of Rs 20,000 crore to investors.
The party has already voiced its strong opposition to ruling coalition’s move to introduce an amendment to Goa Gambling Act in the Assembly for transfer of offshore casino licenses. The move, Fernandes alleged, was aimed at allowing a new 150-room vessel Qing belonging to Sahara Group, presently docked here, to replace one of the existing offshore casinos and also to allow another offshore casino belonging to a local group. BJP on the other hand had rubbished allegations arguing that Congress was indulging in cheap publicity gimmicks ahead of LS elections.
