Panaji, Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that while it welcomed gesture of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to attend office on first day of the year, it also expected that chief minister’s cabinet colleagues worked for welfare of the state.
In a statement Shiv Sena Goa unit spokesperson Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik said Mr Parrikar’s arrival at Secretariat should be taken as an inspiration by rest of the cabinet of ministers who had failed to govern the State contributing for the woes of the people living in the State.
“This year, Sena expects the government to solve the crisis faced by mining industry which has been demanding resumption of the activity. The people dependent on this industry are waiting with eagerness for Centre to find solution and for that the ministers in State government should make all out efforts, she said.
Sena also expected that the doubts over the fish was cleared once for all and State government should certify that the fish that being sold in Goa’s market was free from formalin, she said, adding State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane should come clear on what mechanism he had put in place in the markets to test the fish that was imported in the State.
“We also expect Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar to urgently meet Tourism Stakeholders and understand their problems. Try to know why international travelers have shown their back to Goa’s beaches and what can be done to make Goa not so expensive destination. The ministers should get down to their jobs as soon as possible as mere enthusiasm of the Chief Minister is not enough to take ahead the governance, ” she said.
The Shiv Sena leader said Power Minister Nilesh Cabral should pull up his sleeves and work on reducing the woes of the power consumers.
“We also expect that the New Year will come with a non-corrupt police force who will respect Human Rights and stop asserting their powers on innocent people by beating them up in the custody. Sena also expects police to deal with Iron hand against the law breakers who go around mercilessly hitting people,” she said.