Shah’s Mining Promise Is Political ‘Jumla’: Congress
Panaji, Feb 1: The Congress on Tuesday termed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s promise on resumption of mining as a Jumla and claimed that Goan’s will not fall prey to it. “Amit Shah is known for his jumla politics. During the 2014 Lok Sabha election he had promised to deposit 15 lakhs in the bank accounts of all citizens by bringing back black money from abroad. Did that happened?,” Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar questioned.
“Later he clarified saying it was political jumla during the election. Hence, his promises made during elections are not taken seriously. I am sure, Goans will also not take him seriously,” Chodankar said. He alleged that the “anti-Bahujan” BJP had stopped mining as Bahujans were earning from mining activities.
“Former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is on record saying he stopped the mining. Since 2012, BJP is promising resumption of mining during every election of local body, assembly and Lok Sabha. But they failed to restart mining. Hence now it is evident that they only hoodwink people of Goa,” the Congress leader said.
“BJP has a government at center and also in the state, then what made them restart mining and if Mining corporation was the option then why it didn’t establish it during previous years. Why insensitive Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced it during election time,” Chodankar questioned. He alleged that BJP was trying to handover mining to crony capitalist friends of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. U
