Very false and high-handed is the reported fake news that the extremely ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday chaired the meeting of the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board by video conferencing from the ICU bed at his Dona Paula residence.
It is very outrageous that the Government is blatantly misleading the people and the onus is on our Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma to ensure that the administration is not made a mockery of. I hope he will take stringent action against erring officials who are functioning through deception and contrary to the principles of Good Governance. The meeting of the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board yesterday which was scheduled to be held at the Conference hall in the Ministers Block in the Secretariat at Porvorim was at the last minute shifted to the IT Hub at Althinho in Panaji and was conducted by Vice –Chairman of the Board Rohan Khaunte. The meeting which started at 3 pm ended at 7 pm in total violation of law as Section 4 of the Goa Investment Promotion Act mandates that the meetings of the Board be chaired only by the Chairman. So the so called meeting of the Board held yesterday was absolutely illegal and so were all the decisions taken void. Manohar Parrikar’s health being in a very extremely precarious state with he being unable to now even speak, it is very deplorable that the authorities are faking that it was the Chief Minister who chaired that four hour long meeting of the Board. Rohan Khuante reportedly wanted to get some projects approved so was the desperation to hold that meeting and fake that Manohar Parrikar chaired it. The news that Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte yesterday met Manohar Parrikar is also false. The family of Manohar Parrikar has reportedly put a very rigorous blanket ban on anyone seeing the very ailing Manohar Parrikar. 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 www.airesrodrigues.com
