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SANQUELIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that his party if comes to power, will restart mining in Goa through a transparent manner and will create a Rs 400 crore fund for rehabilitating those affected by mining closure.
Addressing a public meeting at Sanquelim, Kejriwal said, “After the mining scam done by Congress the mining sector in Goa was closed and due to the closure many became victims of unemployment like truck drivers and that is the reason AAP will restart mining in Goa through a transparent manner and will facilitate a Rs 400 crore fund for rehabilitating those affected.”
Kejriwal said from the year 2007-12, Congress government looted Goa by indulging in corruption and mining scam and this resulted in a major loss.
“After the mining scam came to light, Shah Commission was appointed by the government to look into the matter and finally after the report came which said that the scam was of Rs 36,000 crore,” Kejriwal said.
The then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar also had promised the people of Goa that if BJP is brought to power, all the accused in mining scam would be put behind bars and inquiries would be initiated against the accused but soon after Parrikar came to power, Shah commission report was thrown into the dustbin and BJP closed down mining, said Kejriwal while addressing the public meeting
“Goa needs mining and so does the country, without mining India cannot go forward. AAP will restart mining if brought to power and all procedures would be done through a transparent and proper manner” he said
Further taking a dig at the Congress, BJP and MGP, Kejriwal said all the previous governments have looted Goa and now the people of the state are looking for a change and that is AAP.
Informing that AAP has created a blueprint for Goa in which all sectors of people are too benefit, stating that unemployed youth will get an allowance of Rs 5,000 per month and in future 80 percent of the jobs will be reserved for Goan youth.
“Further all the existing scheme benefits will be doubled for the people. Goa is looking for a change and AAP represents that change” said Arvind Kejriwal
