PANJIM: Stating that a solution to the mining crisis would be worked out in the next two months, BJP on Tuesday urged mining companies not to lay off staff.
Addressing the media, BJP spokesperson Nilesh Cabral said, “BJP has been pulling out all stops to ensure that mining resumes in Goa as soon as possible. We request mine owners not to take a hasty decision. Instead, wait for two months as a solution to the crisis is being worked out.”
He added, “The State unit has got assurances from the central leadership that they would work out some system to ensure that mining employees were not affected. Our concern towards the mining industry is not for the sake of mine owners but for those working in these mines.”
He further said that there would be no sense in trying to resume mining if companies started laying off their employees.
Speaking on the Congress’s opposition to the Cabinet Advisory Committee (CAC), Cabral said such an arrangement was put in place earlier in Tamil Nadu.
“Digambar Kamat has short memory, he is not aware that such committees were formed several times in Tamil Nadu after their CM’s had to go through treatment. Shantaram is saying that government is headless, now we say that their party is headless as their not able to appoint a president for so many days,” Cabral said.
