Just not ex-CMs, many Cong leaders involved in illegal mining: CM

PTI, PANAJI | 25 October 2012 20:47 IST

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday alleged that a several Congress leaders including two former chief ministers and current state unit chief Subhash Shirodkar were involved in illegal mining activity.

"There are many Congress leaders who are involved in illegal mining. Subhash Shirodkar (Goa Pradesh Congress Committee chief) is involved in it. Former chief minister Digambar Kamat is also into it," Parrkiar alleged.

He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the foundation stone laying ceremony for new parking terminus in the city.

Parrikar said former chief minister Pratapsinh Rane, who was incharge of mines department, is also involved and ex-urban development minister Joaquim Alemao too has been part of illegal mining activity.

"There are many more from Congress party who are involved in it," he said.

Reacting to the charge, Congress said Parrikar was deriving political mileage from the issue.

"The chief minister was involved in politicking over the issue rather than solving it. Parrikar is not interested in starting the legal mines as soon as possible which will solve the problem of lakhs of people genuinely dependent on mining," Congress spokesman Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco told PTI.

Supreme Court in its recent verdict has stopped extraction and transport of major mineral in the state of Goa in the wake of Justice M B Shah Commission's findings regarding illegal mining.

On tourism, Parrikar said erstwhile Digambar Kamat government did not utilise Rs 82 crore granted by Centre for development of the sector in the state.

Similarly, the Kamat government did not use Rs 362 crore released by Centre for undertaking developmental projects spanning various sectors in the state, he said.


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All Goans know,that the persons mentioned by Mr Parrikar were involved in the illegal mining in Goa and have looted the resources in excess of the permited limit?. But what action is being taken by him against these corrupt persons? Did he diled an FIR against these persons, that he is accusing? He had promised that the FIR will.be filed against Digambar, Rane et all. What happened? Till now no FIR. No action against recovery of rs. 35,000/- Only his press statements and bluffings to hoodwink the masses.

- Ratikant, UAE | 26 th October 2012 13:50

 

Dear Mr. Parrikar you named Rane, Digambhar, Subash and Joaquim. Add in list Dina Tarcar, Subash Phaldessai, Nilesh Cabral. Dhavlikar and Arun Dessai are involved in big racket of providing transport licences to additional 10000 mining trucks during his term as Transport minister in Congres Govt thus pocketing almost INR 100 crores. Mr. Parrikar, if you believe in zero tolerance corruption, arrest all including your current MLAS from Mining belt and Dhavlikar and Arun Dessai. Mr. CM you have stated that within 15 days of the Shah Commission report, FIRs would be filed against Kamat and Rane, where is this FIR. Also BJP during last assembly has taken 18 crores from Mining Lobby. Will you recover this money from BJP ?

- Goa for Goans, Goa | 26 th October 2012 01:05

 

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