Team Herald
PANJIM: Goa Trinamool Congress (TMC) media coordinator Trajano D’Mello on Wednesday demanded white paper on employment policy and alleged that the implementation of Staff Selection Commission is to safeguard his chair.
Speaking to reporters, Trajano charged that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is attempting to secure his position in the government by threatening to implement Staff Selection Commission in the State. He challenged the chief minister to roll out a detailed time-bound notification pertaining to the reforms introduced in the Staff Selection Commission.
Trajano pointed out in 2017, the BJP government promised to provide more than 50,000 jobs to Goenkars and now the chief minister has promised a total of 10,000 jobs. “The chief minister is continuing to carry the legacy of the previous BJP government forward by taking a U-turn on the promises and fooling the people of Goa,” he said.
Expressing his anguish over the chief minister’s statement that one-year experience in the private sector is compulsory for government jobs, Trajano said that this is nothing short of a half-baked promise until a notification is released clarifying the date of effect.
Trajano said that by deciding to implement Staff Selection Commission, Sawant has taken away the powers of ministers and cemented his position by forcing the ministers to approach him to sanction jobs. The chief minister is trying to keep a check on his ministers, he said.
