Margao (Goa) Shiv Sena in Goa has condemned the statement of Panchayat minister Mauvin Godinho blaming the secretaries for the rampant corruption in the grass root level bodies.
Sena held a press conference in Margao today reacting to the statement of Godinho. Sena’s Goa spokesman Rakhi Naik has said in a press conference that it is unfair and sad on the part of the minister to shield the corrupt panch members who have been the main reason for the worsening panchayat bodies which are directly affecting the day to day life of the people.
She has said the statement by panchayat minister will come as an encouragement of those rogue panch members who have been exploiting people without getting afraid of the consequences.
This is what she said:
Our party in past had met similar kind of situation when despite exposing the illegalities by Neturlim panchayat, there seems to be no action taken against them.
Police have filed First Information Report against Sarpanch Rajani Gaonkar, Deputy Sarpanch Abhijit Desai and panch member Prakash Bhagat accusing them of criminal conspiracy, forgery and criminal misappropriation of money.And was booked under section 476,468,471,472,420r/w34.
But till date not even their statement has been recorded by Sanguem police.
We have got one instance through RTI of which reveals how panchayat secretary had vehemently opposed the corruption of panch member but ruling out his objection the certificate was issued to open a liquor outlet by name Nisarg Bar n Restaurant at Netravali. The certificate was issued by sarpanch Rajani Gaonkar without even waiting for the minutes of meeting to be confirmed and even without proper reciept which clearly indicates that the money has changed hand in the deal.
The complaint was also filed against the same panch members with Director of Panchayat who had assured the action within 15 days but it is almost two months that she has not done anything about it.
It is condemnable that panchayat minister is making all the secretaries look like corrupt class of people, just because they are government servants and have no voice.
The state government should set an example by taking action against the panch members of Neturlim panchayat so that no panch will dare to trouble the people in future and indulge themselves in the corrupt practices.
Shiv Sena appeals panchayat minister to tender unconditional apology to all the panchayat secretaries as many of whom have worked for the betterment of panchayat bodies without indulging into corrupt practices.
Following members were present for the press conference: Dattaprasad sangekar..vice president,South Goa, Pravin Naik..sanguem taluka pramukh, Alaxy Fernandes..Quepem Taluka pramukh and Madhav virdikar..media head.
