Team Herald
PANJIM: Goa is going through a big financial scam that needs to be unearthed and people responsible for it need to be penalised, said
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Adv Surel Tilve while assuring that the party would put things in proper place once the people repose confidence in it.
AAP on Monday termed Dr Pramod Sawant’s government to be of liars and cheaters and asked Goans to check their accounts to find out how much they have received from the government as claimed by the chief minister.
Briefing the media persons, Tilve pointed out that as per the Budget, the State government was spending Rs 1.40 lakh on each Goan and demanded to know where this money is going.
“It is time every Goan asks this question to find out who is pocketing the amount,” he said.
“To rub salt on the wounds Dr Pramod claimed that the government has disbursed Rs 5,000 to the bank account of every Goan,” he said and demanded to know details of this claim while also asking Goans to verify their accounts.
Pointing out that Power Minister Nilesh Cabral had to run away from the public debate, he himself had challenged AAP too, he said AAP was ready to debate the power issue anytime and anyplace.
“Let Nilesh name the date, time and place for the debate and Valmiki Naik will be there to participate,” he said responding to Nilesh’s acceptance to the Naik’s challenge for a public debate.
He lamented that after running away from the public debate, the BJP is now asking various persons who are either members of the BJP or its sympathisers to address press conferences or record videos that are made viral on the social media.
“Deputy Chief Minister Babu Kavlekar, BJP Yuva Morcha members and others have now suddenly started addressing press conferences or appearing on social media like mushrooms flourishing during the monsoon,” he said adding that monsoons have receded in Goa.
He asked the Chief Minister to provide free electricity to those consuming less than 200 units of power per month in response to Dr Pramod’s claim that only negligible number of Goans uses less than 200 units of power per month.
“AAP stands by its promise that within 48 hours of coming to power, we shall provide free electricity to those consuming up to 200 units of power and 50 per cent rebate to those consuming within 200 to 400 units,” he said.
He said in Delhi AAP by spending only Rs 30,000 per person provides so many facilities while in Goa people get no benefits even though the government claims to be spending Rs 1.40 lakh per person in the State.
