The Anti- Corruption branch has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) against Goa’s Industries Minister Mahadev Naik in connection with his alleged fraudulent misuse of MLA Housing Loan Scheme.
By a complaint on July 25th an immediate probe was sought against the Industries Minister Mahadev Naik for allegedly committing a major fraud by utilizing the MLA Housing loan scheme by taking a loan of 30 lakhs for housing but then illegally utilizing it for buying commercial property in Ponda. Mahadev Naik. After the issue came to light Mahadev Naik swiftly paid back the entire loan In public interest this serious case of corruption against Mahadev Naik must be probed. Mahadev Naik may be a powerful politician and a Minister in the ruling BJP government but this should not deter the authorities from acting against him in accordance with law. A prompt and impartial action in probing the case against Mahadev Naik would help dispel the public perception that the Vigilance department is functioning as an agent of the ruling BJP and not taking action in cases where persons connected to the BJP are the accused. Meanwhile, the Vigilance department is seeking the nod of the Chief Secretary who is the Chief Vigilance Officer to probe the complaint over the recent appointment by the BJP government of Opposition Congress MLA Mauvin Godinho as the Chairman of South Goa Planning and Development Authority . This act of offering inducement to a public servant MLA Mauvin Godinho for his support to the Government, by an external act of rewarding him with a Chairmanship, when he belongs to another political party, without his resigning from the political party, amounts to an open bribe and purchase of an Opposition MLA. By an order dated 31st July 2015 Mauvin Godinho despite being an Opposition MLA belonging to the Congress Party has been appointed as Chairman of the South Goa Planning and Development Authority in collusion with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar by getting the incumbent to that post Cuncolim BJP MLA Rajan Naik to resign. Mauvin Godinho is currently an MLA of the Indian National Congress Party which is the main opposition party in the Goa Legislative Assembly, having been elected from the Dabolim Constituency at the 2012 Assembly elections. During his earlier term as MLA while as Power Minister that Mauvin Godinho was accused of a multi crore power scam and was charge sheeted by the police with the matter now pending before the Supreme Court. Ironically Manohar Parrikar and Mauvin Godinho had earlier accused each other of cheating and corruption. Manohar Parrikar had filed a complaint against Mauvin Godinho alleging a multi crore power scam, while Mauvin Godinho accused Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister of having been involved in gross and rampant corruption during 2004 International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It now needs to be probed whether the appointment of Mauvin Godinho as Chairman of SGPDA is to induce him to join the BJP and whether he has been promised that the Goa government will also go soft in the Power Scam case pending against him before the Supreme Court. BJP Vice President Dr Wilfred Mesquita while reacting to the appointment of Mauvin Godinho as SGPDA Chairman has stated that “The BJP did not find a corrupt and dishonest MLA in its ranks, so they got one from outside”. It has been sought that an F.I.R be registered against the accused Mauvin Godinho, Manohar Parrikar and Laxmikant Parsekar under Sections 7, 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) and Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 & Section 120-B of Indian Penal Code and to promptly investigate the same in accordance with law. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires