Wagh roars: All 40 MLAs should resign TNN | Aug 30, 2013, 01.15 AM IST 1
PANAJI: While vote-bank politics was on spotless display at Thursday's Panaji rally by mining-affected people, it peaked when St Andre MLA Vishnu SuryaWagh took to the dais at AzadMaidan. Addressing the crowd, the BJP legislator "appealed" to his fellow legislators to quit en masse if mining is not resumed in Goa. The acknowledged dramatist told the audience that all 40 MLAs should pass a resolution to resign from the state legislative assembly so that "Goa's voice reaches Delhi". "Let's create a constitutional crisis," roared Wagh, "And if the decision to resign is taken, I will be the first to resign as MLA." Responding, as if on cue, Goa Mining People's Front leader Raju Mangeshkar told Wagh, and the audience, that the group welcomed the legislator's suggestion. He then promised the first-time MLA and his gathered brethren that if they did resign the mining group would make sure that all of them got re-elected with thumping majorities. Continuing his speech, Mangeshkar demanded that the government constitute an inquiry commission to inquire into the non-government organization that is the petitioner in the case being heard by the Supreme Court, "as 75% of NGOs are agents for foreign countries". Also addressing the rally, BJP's Sanguem MLA, Subhash Phal Dessai said the state's Congress leaders-some of who were in the audience-should take up the state's demand with the central government to grant the 1,000cr-financial package for mining-affected people.
