PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the government of completely failing in its duty for the upliftment of sports in the state in light of the recent accusations of lying made by Indian Olympic Association. AAP is contemplating a judicial means to unearth the alleged lie.
Addressing the media AAP Goa convenor Elvis Gomes said that the state of affairs preceding the conduct of Lusofonia Games was being repeated with the National Games becoming a farce and exposing the government which is doing practically nothing for the sportsmen.
He said “Forces at the helm of affairs were busy calculating the commissions that were receivable rather than getting the work done upfront. The government needs to be investigated for its failure in honouring national commitments and wasting tax payers’ money while the sportspersons were toiling in sweat and blood but losing out on their precious peak years of performance.”
The former Goan bureaucrat who held the reigns of the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) and Goa Football Development Corporation (GFDC) further taking on the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said “The CM might have been in the dark about the National Games. But he has a duty to tell us how is he going to tackle these serious allegations of the government being accused of lying, which reflects very poorly on the Goa administration. Otherwise it will be proved that indeed your Govt is full of liars out to make money at the cost of sportspersons’ careers.”
Elvis said that the manner in which grants were given selectively was a fit case for legal challenge, which AAP would take up. “Adv Rahul Mehra who is leading a relentless fight against malpractices in sports by governments and sports federations is our party member. I will consult him in unearthing the mess that has been made by the government here,” he added.
