Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) today has demanded that an FIR be filed against the contractor Ashoka Buildcon whose truck was responsible for the accident which led to the death of one local resident.
The Congress delegation today met PI and questioned why no FIR has been filed against the contractor.
“I want to know how a non-Goa-registered truck is plying in the state. Did the police check whether they are paying road tax? When an accident takes place, why is the local MLA sitting in the police station?” said Patkar.
Patkar has accused the local MLA Praveen Arlekar of putting him in the police station after the accident.
Congress said that attempts made by local MLA Jit Arolkar to hush up the incident was trivialising the death of an innocent local and said that nearly 20 people had died due to accidents at construction sites of the highway as well the Link Road.
He also spoke about the traffic cell n the police and how the government/ Home Department is using them to only generate revenue and not do their actual duties, causing a High risk and reasons for the rise in accidents in our state.
The tragic accident that occurred in Pernem, it completely shows a lack in the system and its operations.
How was a vehicle plying on the road without PUC, Insurance, and permits and how a company like Ashok Buildcon is hiring drivers without a licence.???.
Vijay Bhike also accused the government of using the funds for entertainment and other activities but not for the betterment of our state.
“On what basis has this speed limit been set. Has the speed test/Jumping test reports been obtained for the same,” he said.
