Following heated arguments in the House over the Labourgate scam, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the departmental inquiry has been initiated into the alleged fake beneficiaries of financial assistance provided to registered labour.
The Opposition party Goa Forward MLA Vinod Palyekar raised the issue during question hour stating that this was a huge scam as the BJP workers benefitted from the Building and Other Construction Workers scheme, of Rs 6000 each, in wake of COVID19 crisis.
Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai demanded a CBI inquiry into the scam saying Goa Lokayukta himself authenticated the scheme as a scam.
“Appoint a House or call for a CBI inquiry as the exchequer has been looted,” he charged.
Chief Minister said that there was no need for any inquiry as the departmental has already been initiated.
Minister for Labour Jeniffer Monserrate said there was no scam in the scheme.