Team Herald
PANJIM: As Lokayukta rapped State government for failing to act into the case of alleged illegal renewals of iron ore mining leases, Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant should immediately step down on moral grounds.
Goa Lokayukta Justice (retired) P K Misra in a hard hitting special report to Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik has castigated Sawant-led government for failing to take action against then Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and two others, while commenting that “if the act were not abuse of position”, then “God alone can save the State”.
Addressing media persons, Khaunte charged that Chief Minister by rejecting Lokayukta report has certified corruption. “By declining to follow the directives of the Lokayukta, the CM has taken corruption to a level never seen before,” he alleged.
Khaunte said, “But then what else can we expect from this power hungry autocratic CM for whom democracy is a hurdle to his greedy and power hungry dreams”. Khuante said Sawant, who became the accidental CM, has to definitely show “Party Moh” and go by the Central diktat so that he can continue in power and fill his coffers.
“On behalf of people of Goa, I demand that Sawant should immediately step down as CM and pay way for new leadership. Goa needs a leader and not corrupt CM,” he demanded.
