Advocating need for new Raj Bhavan as it is become old, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Sunday took a dig at Congress’ remark that Congress wants to convert Raj Bhavan into casinos saying “It was Congress who gave birth to casinos in Goa.”
Sawant, speaking on the sidelines of a function at Sanquelim, said that the building Raj Bhavan is old and there is need to plan for future.
Pointing the Congress’ statement that government wants to convert old Raj Bahvan into casinos, he said, “it was Congress who gave birth to the casinos in Goa and not BJP.”
Terming it ‘Irrational and imprudent’ idea at a time when Goa is reeling under financial crises due to COVID-Pandemic, the Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to defer the proposal of constructing new Raj Bhavan till states finance improves.
Governor said that his requirement for functioning as Governor is very limited and he does not require any new Raj Bhavan building per se.
“A lot of negativities and controversies are being generated on the matter of the State Government’s proposal for construction of new Raj Bhavan building in various media platforms. In this regard, it is clarified that the Governor has written a letter to the CM, dated 27/07/2020, wherein he has requested to defer the proposal of constructing a new Raj Bhavan building till the state finances improves.” Said Malik through a press release
The Governor said that he believes that at the time when the state is battling COVID – 19 and reeling under financial crises, the idea to construct a new Raj Bhavan is irrational and imprudent and that any new capital work would entail unnecessary additional financial burden on the state exchequer thereby exacerbating the economic distress of the state.
