PANAJI

Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA from Calangute Michael Lobo today said that if he is assigned the responsibility to become the Chief Minister, he would take all stakeholders into confidence before taking any decision which would impact state economy.

“If I am given an opportunity to become Chief Minister, I will ensure that major decisions will be made after taking stakeholders into confidence. In 2012, when Parrikar suspended mining, we did not know such a decision would be taken and see what damage it has caused to Goa,” Lobo told reporters.

Lobo also said that Parrikar, who is currently ailing with an advanced pancreatic ailment, had taken a unilateral decision to suspend mining leases in 2012 which led to a prolonged halt in the sector and two Supreme Court bans on all ore excavation and transportation in the coastal state.