GSRP condemns Goa MLAs 'Brazil' Junket
Terms it a 'Pat on Back' for LS Support
Goa Su-Raj Party condemns the decision of the Chief Minister of Goa Manohar
Parrikar to send six Goan MLAs to Brazil to witness the FIFA World Cup 2014
and the failure of the government to send football representatives such as
Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) Chairman, Dr Rufino Monteiro or
famous Goan footballer Bruno Coutinho.
Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida, Velim MLA Benjamin Silva, Aldona MLA Glen Ticlo,
Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar, Fisheries Minister Avertano Furtado, and
Power Minister Milind Naik have supposedly been given the go-ahead to attend
the FIFA World Cup. Speaking on the issue, Floriano Lobo, General Secretary,
Goa Su-Raj Party opined," In November 2013 a 38 member delegation visited
Germany, Austria and Italy to study garbage disposal. Garbage is still
dotting the roadsides of Goa in plastic bags. Two years ago some of the
above mentioned MLAs went to Europe under the pretext of bringing the Motor
Cross event to Goa. So far Goa has seen nothing on the Motor Cross front and
neither a report on it from the MLAs. When the previous government Congress
was in the ruling, the Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar along with the
current Independent MLA Vijai Sardesai and Goa's Chief Secretary went to Las
Viegas on a junket in the guise of tourism and claimed to have gained a lot
of knowledge visiting strip-tease bars. This is a shame and a disgrace but
such acts will continue because the people of Goa elect national parties
believing that they will open the gates of heaven for Goa and Goans. What is
actually required is vision and a very strong belt-tightening exercise on
the part of Goa's Governments to Goa out of this appeasement lock-jam.
Hopefully Goans will remember this in 2017"
Savio Rodrigues, Secretary & President (Youth Affairs) opined it is sad that
a hand-picked person such as Dr Rufino Monteiro or Elvis Gomes who are
working towards promoting and escalating the cause of football in Goa at
grassroot levels are not a part of the team going to Brazil, or for that
matter Goa's renowned footballer Bruno Coutinho. I see it as nothing but a
'pat on the back' gift for the MLAs for their support during the Lok Sabha
election and its related victory. There is no difference between Congress
and BJP both use public-money for their personal gains."
Sd/-
Savio Rodrigues
Secretary & President (Youth Affairs)
Goa Su-Raj Party
Mobile - 0091976447313
