Team Herald
PANJIM: Hailing the Supreme Court verdict, the oppositions on Friday echoed a unanimous voice demanding immediate resignation of the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for municipal ward reservation fiasco.
The opposition led by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat claimed that BJP government in Goa has no moral right to continue in power. “The insensitive and irresponsible government has wasted the money from the State exchequer belonging to hardworking Goans by taking the matter to the Supreme Court. The BJP government needs to apologise to the people of Goa for their blunder,” the former CM demanded.
Goa Forward Party (GPF) chief Vijai Sardesai, and an independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar too shared the same sentiment and said, “BJP government has no “moral” right to continue in power for its attempt to strangle democracy.”
Kamat further said that the Supreme Court Verdict is a real tribute to “Bhagyavidhata of Goa” Bhausaheb Bandodkar on his birth anniversary on Friday.
“The people of Goa will celebrate this moment in true spirit of democracy,” he said. Kamat said that the land mark judgment of the Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed his strong belief on the Change of Winds across the Nation. “Time has come to stop the ‘Jumala Raj’ of the BJP which runs on fake promises,” he said.
GFP president Vijai Sardesai said that the verdict of the Apex court is a slap on the face of the Chief Minister. “CM is now a certified cheat. He defied the Indian Constitution and strangled democracy; and got caught,” he said.
“It’s no more about resigning as the Chief Minister as he has no moral right to remain in public life,” he demanded.
The Sanguem Independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar said,“The verdict not only exposed the illegalities and manipulations of the government but also passed stringent structures on the functioning of the State administration,” he said.
He said that the chief minister should resign immediately on moral grounds as it proves that he is not fit to sit on the chair.
The MLA also demanded that as directed by the Supreme Court, government should appoint a full-time State Election Commissioner, who must be a neutral person and not government official.
