Gopemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has urged Governor o Goa Sreedharan Pillai to grant speedy approval to the Mining Corporation Bill.x
On mining dependents Aam Aadmi Party highlighted that the mining belt held 3 lakh Goans who were dependent on the industry, that mining used to contribute to atleast 40% of the states economy and the setting up of the corporation should not be just a jumla.
The party highlighted that AAP had proposed setting up of a state-run Corporation to resolve the imbroglio, however, successive Governments indulged in tenuous and lengthy legal battles in the Supreme Court.
After the Supreme Court dismissed the last of the Goa Government’s review petitions recently, the Legislative Assembly has finally passed the Goa Mineral Development Corporation Bill, 2021, but not before imposing almost a decade of suffering on hapless families in the mining belt, a severe crunch in the state Government’s revenue generation, and an overall gloom in the state’s economy.
AAP requested the Governor to to grant speedy approval to this Bill, and engage with the Chief Minister and the Cabinet to expedite the implementation of the state-run Corporation.
“Approximately 3 Lakh Goans are dependent on mining. Time and again the Govt has failed them. First in preventing illegalities, then in fixing the problem. Belatedly the Govt has announced the setting up of a Mining Corporation. However no timeline has been given for its setting up. This seems more like a a jumla before the election” said Mhambre
The Aam Aadmi Party also highlighted that the Students of Goa are unable to study, due to network problems that prevent them from attending online classes during the pandemic classes. Due to internet connectivity issues many students have to climb mountains or even study on the roads putting their lives at risk especially girl students. Yet the Govt has not provided them with any solution
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