PANAJI (GOA): The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) will on November 2 pronounce its order over the alleged 51 lakh food scam at BRICS Summit held in Goa, last year. 

 

The Bombay High court at Goa had on August 21 asked the GHRC to specify whether it wants an investigation into the Food Scam and to specify the parameters.  

 

Adv Aires Rodrigues in his complaint to the GHRC on October 14, last year submitted that the contract for a whopping Rs 51, 60,000 was given to Amonkar Classic Caterers for supply of food to police personnel posted on duty for the BRICS summit but that the contract was sub-let to a road side contractor who clandestinely prepared the food in an open place owned by the police department next to the Verna Church Cemetery. 

 

He had pointed out that road side laborers were engaged for cooking the substandard food in most unhygienic condition with water stored in open plastic barrels and used for cooking.

 

Adv. Rodrigues also stated that despite the GHRC having more than once reminded the Government that police personnel are Human beings and should so be treated, the authorities had failed to make any proper arrangements including food, water and toilet facilities for the police personnel.

 

Adv. Rodrigues further stated that while the Government had gone overboard in making all arrangements for the visiting dignitaries, it had conveniently neglected to cater to the basic fundamental and human rights of its own police personnel.