The clip has been viral, and ever since then, the Minister starring in the video has gone missing or ran underground.
The Chief Minister has been giving some flimsy excuses saying Girish Chodankar should name the Minister, file a complaint and what not.
But Chodankar has been straight in saying CM has seen the clip and protecting the Minister.
Chodankar also claimed that the incriminating videos and audio files were also shown to the Chief Minister, who went out of his way to protect this Minister and destroy the evidence.
SURAJ NANDREKAR
Editor, Goemkarponn
It has almost been more than a week since Congress president Girish Chodankar made wild allegations against the Minister in Dr Pramod Sawant Cabinet of being involved in the Sex Scandal.
However, there has been no action from the Chief Minister or the BJP State unit on the charges.
With the viral clip by now, the entire Goa knows who the Minister is, but sadly, the Chief Minister, who also holds the home portfolio and has the CID under him, does not know, which shows there are some serious issues with Goa Police intelligence department.
The clip has been viral, and ever since then, the Minister starring in the video has gone missing or ran underground.
The Chief Minister has been giving some flimsy excuses saying Girish Chodankar should name the Minister, file a complaint and what not.
But Chodankar has been straight in saying CM has seen the clip and protecting the Minister.
Chodankar also claimed that the incriminating videos and audio files were also shown to the Chief Minister, who went out of his way to protect this Minister and destroy the evidence.
“Someone has misused his power and sexually exploited a woman. This is most condemnable. The CM goes out of his way and tries to destroy evidence. The Minister commits this Paap (sin), and the CM commits a ‘maha-paap’. We have also highlighted corruption cases in the past, but something like this cannot be condoned. I am pained to bring this to the people of Goa. He (CM) has misused the police too. How could we keep quiet? Why is the CM supporting something like this? The Minister should have been asked to resign, and if he didn’t, he should have been sacked, but the CM did nothing,” said Chodankar.
Now, more than the Minister, Girish seems to be targetting the Chief Minister, who has failed to initiate action.
Of Course, even though the Minister has not been named by anyone, the CM has enough reason to act. Sex Scandal is a serious crime, and the CM has to lead by the example set by his own party Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who asked then minister MJ Akbar to resign after #MeToo allegations without any police complaint.
Now, if Modi can ask his Minister to resign ahead of Lok Sabha polls, then why not Pramod Sawant? What fear does he have? Does he not follow Modi?
Maybe, he feels acting against the Minister could be detrimental ahead of the forthcoming polls. But if the Opposition reveals the clip and pictures and messages, it could be more hazardous to the BJP than now. It will prove to the Goans that the CM knew everything and refused to act.
Also, if the CM knows everything and protects the Minister, then the CM too has no right to continue in his chair.
If a CM can shield his corrupt Minister, it speaks volumes of his rhetoric of giving Goa a corruption-free and crime-free government.
However, what can be expected from Sawant, who has to date shielded Vishwajit Rane, who has misused his powers in the multi-crore COVID19 purchases scam and so also Govind Gaude in the Kala Academy scam?