PANAJI: Congress on Saturday urged chief minister Pramod Sawant not to create more hurdles and to allow the lawful process of choosing the chairperson of Sakhali Municipal Council.
Sankhali councillor Rajesh Sawal told reporters that BJP tried to wrongfully have him disqualified over purchase of property. “People should know how wrongfully BJP is trying to come to power and damaging the state,” he said. “BJP functionaries are threatening people that they will deny benefits of the Laadli Laxmi and Griha Aadhar schemes if they do not assume office.”
Congress state president Girish Chodankar condemned the locking of the SMC chairperson’s cabin and denying charge to the vice-chairperson. Sawal alleged that BJP, on behalf of the chief minister, had offered them crores of rupees. “We also got offers of bungalows and flats,” he and councillor Pravin Blagan said.
Councillor Dharmesh Saglani further claimed that chief officers were working at the behest of the chief minister and trying to create hurdles for them.
Chodankar said BJP had ruined the state as it didn’t have capable leaders to run the government, even as he assured to steer the system once Congress assumed office in “eight months”. “BJP’s situation in Goa is now such that even to win the local body elections, it is offering ‘plots’ to candidates supported by Congress to get them to withdraw,” he said.