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PANJIM: The Congress Party delegation led by its president Girish Chodankar on Tuesday called on Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and demanded dismissal of the Sawant government and probe into the Pegasus snooping by the Modi government.
The Congress submitted two memorandums raising various issues concerning the State and demanded dismissal of the BJP government under Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for its failure to protect the interest of Goa and preserve the identity of the State.
The second memorandum addressed to the President of India has raised concerns about the threat to the country’s security after reports of spying and snooping through Pegasus emerged. Congress has demanded that thorough probe needs to be ordered in the spying incident.
Besides Chodankar, the delegation comprised Leader of the Opposition Digambar Kamat, general secretary and former MLA Agnelo Fernandes, Mahila Congress president Beena Naik, Youth Congress president Adv Varad Mardolkar, Seva Dal incharge Shankar Kirlaparkar and NSUI president Naushad Chowdhary.
After meeting the Governor, Chodankar said, “We have urged the governor to tour the flood affected areas immediately so that the government machinery will atleast gear up to reach out to people.”
“We have raised various issues concerning the State and we hope the new governor will take proactive steps to give relief to the people,” said Kamat after meeting the governor.
The memorandum stated, “We take this opportunity to welcome you as the governor of Goa and extend our wishes for your tenure as the Constitutional Head of the State of Goa”.
Drawing the attention of the governor on various issues, the memorandum addressed states, “You have taken over as the governor of Goa when the State is facing challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic, economic slowdown and collapse of law and order in the State due to complete mismanagement of the government. There is a threat to the environment, forest, wildlife and the identity of Goa. The failure of the government to come out with an action plan to address the issues concerning the lives and livelihoods of the people has created fear, apprehensions and insecurity in the minds of the people”.
“We seek your urgent intervention to find immediate solutions to the below mentioned issues of core importance. Your proactive action will surely bring respite to the sufferings of the people in Goa,” states the memorandum.
