PANAJI: Showing the letter of Department of Mines and Geology, which clearly clarified that Rs. 35000 mining scam never happened in Goa, the President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar on Thursday dared BJP’s Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade to make public so-called report of Public Accounts Committee, which maligned the name of former chief minister Digambar Kamat and Congress party.
“Not only Congress party suffered due to this report-which maligned us, but more than three lakh mining dependents have suffered since last nine years after then chief minister Manohar Parrikar took steps for closure of mining activities. Hence now we demand that BJP should make the PAC report, if it exists, public before Zilla Panchayat election.” Chodankar said.
Addressing a Press Conference at Congress House on Thursday, Chodankar stated that after referring to the Documents from Prime Minister’s Office and State Governments Public Grievances Cell, it is clear that BJP and Late Manohar Parrikar blatantly lied to the people of Goa on Mining Scam, which never happened. Congress spokesperson Swati Shet Kerkar and North Goa District Congress president Vijay Bhike were also present.
Chodankar also said that the PAC report was also never tabled in Goa assembly as it was not existing.
“ BJP says ‘Modi Hai to Kuch Bhi Mumkin Hai’, then what stops them to start mining activities in Goa. BJP has government at center and also in Goa. It should be very easy for them.” Chodankar said.
Chodankar said that when Digamber Kamat was chief minister of Goa, the state liability was mere 7 thousand crores, which now in BJP’s rule has touched 26 thousand crore. “Manohar Parrikar closed the activities of mining for selfish purposes. He wanted to hand over the mines to the friends of Narendra Modi. Over this issue, he maligned Congress by creating a scam which never happened. Thus the economy of the state collapsed. Now BJP should take responsibility for mining shutdown, economy collapse and of all failures.” Chodankar demanded.
He also said that BJP at the national level created 2G scam and coal scam to defame Congress and in Goa created Mining Scam to defame Congress at state level, which helped them to win elections.
“It is unfortunate that the then Leader of Opposition Late Manohar Parrikar adopted the unethical tactic of “Politricks”, to create public resentment against the then Congress Government headed by popular Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. BJP also played with sentiments and emotions of Goa.” He said.
He said that the BJP has lied in its DNA and their Party Functionaries right from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the State President and others have Mastered the Art of Manipulating Facts and Figures.
The BJP must now apologise to the People of Goa for misleading Goans with blatant lies for gaining political mileage, Chodankar said.
He said that the people of Goa have now realised the election gimmicks of the BJP and will teach them a lesson.
Former Chief Minister Late Manohar Parrikar was a habitual liar who always misled the people of Goa for Political advantage. He lied on Medium of Instructions, Casinos, SEZ’s, and various other issues and eventually took U- turns, charged Girish Chodankar.