Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Porvorim Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte today has alleged the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarni Bill which was passed in the recent assembly session is an attempt to play with the people of Goa for votes in the upcoming assembly elections.
Khaunte also demanded that the state government should hold a public consulation on the bill before finalising the same.
“I do not understand what was going in the mind of CM Sawant while passing the bill; he bypassed all laws and passed the bill in assembly without any consulatation . CM Sawant is trying to garner votes in the name of such bill which will be disastrous for Goa,” said Khaunte
He further said that there is no clarity on the bill and that the state government should come out clear on its intention behind bringing such a bill without any discussion.
“I demand that state government should hold a public consulatation on the bill before finalising the same CM is just playing with the minds of people just to garner votes,”he added
Rohan further said that BJP finds wallowing in controversy a convenient method to divert public attention with latest example is the Bhumiputra Bill which was purposefully introduced to rake up a controversy that will hide Goa governments failures on all fronts.
He said that CM Sawant’s gimmick of renaming Bill but unlike simply renaming his home pets, the Bill has to be retabled in Assembly.
Khaunte said that MLAs are supposed to legislate and bring laws and Assembly is the place to deliberate upon the new legislations. But the government refused to give us ample time to study the bills.