Vishwajit Rane must resign if project not scrapped: Goa Forward Party

SALIGAO: Demanding that the proposed IIT project at Shel-Melauli be scrapped, Goa Forward Party (GFP) held a silent candle march in Mapusa on Tuesday.
GFP working president Kiran Kandolkar said that health minister Vishwajit Rane may have woken up late to the people’s ire against the government over the IIT project but he cannot stop at just writing a letter to the chief minister for scrapping the project.“He must resign from the cabinet if the CM fails to cancel the project in Melauli within a specified time,” he said
GFP spokesperson Durgadas Kamat also urged Rane to resign from the cabinet if the project is not scrapped within 5-10 days. He said if Rane does so then in 2022 his party would not hesitate to support him for the top post in place of Sawant if the need arises.
Former Goa Government Employees Association president John Nazareth said not taking the locals into confidence over the project was injustice to them.
“The government should never forget that it is the representation of the public, and it should think about their betterment and not bring in projects which the public opposes to,” said Saligao MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar.
“I urge the government to take a proper decision and think prudently and understand the sentiments of the people of Melauli,” said Siolim MLA Vinod Paliencar.