It is very outrageous that the Director of Sports & Youth Affairs V.M. Prabhudessai has been made a scapegoat by the Goa government for allegedly having leaked information on that tax payer sponsored Brazil junket which was hatched by six MLAs including three Ministers with the blessings of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Whoever has been vigilant to save the State exchequer of those whopping 89 lakhs must be infact honoured and felicitated on 15th August.
By unjustly penalizing V.M.Prabhudessai who is a proven upright and competent officer, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has only reaffirmed that he does not believe in transparency and openness in governance. If that Brazil junket as claimed by the Chief Minister was for the good of Goa why did the government have to be so secretive about the whole affair? The Government should have sportingly taken the people of Goa into confidence by making its plans public. While as the Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar screamed from the roof top on the foreign tours by then Ministers. Now he has been allowing these jaunts galore. This government is set to squander next month four crores on needless road shows in Europe under the guise of promoting the ensuing exposition of the relics of Saint Francis Xavier. Mr. Chief Minister, which is the next ‘study’ junket in the pipeline for your Ministers and MLAs? Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
