Goemkarponn Desk
PARRA: Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo reacting to illegal hill cutting allegations said that FIR filed against him by NGPDA was on the instructions of TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane.
Lobo also said that he and his wife are being targeted purposefully.
“The FIR filed on me and my wife by NGPDA was done on the instructions of TCP minister Vishwajit Rane.We are being targeted purposefully,” said Lobo addressing the media
He further said that TCP minister Vishwajit Rane was trying to defame him by posting wrong photos on social media.
“Rane is targeting the opposition. I will be personally meeting chief minister Pramod Sawant to explain him the entire case. The photos tweeted by Rane are not from my property” he said.
Lobo termed the personal attack him as a political witchhunt and an bid to show that Rane is strong and acting tough than Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
“Does he want to sent message to all businessman that they should meet him before going ahead with any project or has someone asked Vishwajit to target me and my wife?,” he added
TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane had posted on social media, In violation of the section 17A & 17B of the TCP Act, 1974, an FIR has been filed against Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah Lobo for Landfilling and Tree cutting in Parra and that the Congress Party’s vision for destruction of the state of Goa will never be a reality.
“The opposition leader should not interpret this as a political witch hunt, but rather as an act of cleansing of all illegalities committed in Calangute and Candolim. Experts will scrutinize all the matters and everything will be revealed over the next 60 days,” Rane said