PANAJI: The BJP authorities in Goa is underneath assault from the opposition and has additionally invited the general public`s wrath for not fulfilling its ballot promise of `3 free LPG cylinders`. However, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has now mentioned that the scheme might be just for the `low revenue group`. Sawant admitted that the scheme has been delayed. He mentioned that his authorities will take the choice to offer cooking fuel free to households with low revenue.
“Three cylinders will be provided to those having `Antyodaya` ration cards. The file is in movement, only a decision has not been taken. I feel that those having low income should get this benefit. However, it is delayed to get financial approval,” Sawant mentioned. He mentioned that the scheme will not be for everybody and the federal government will attempt to take a choice on this problem quickly.
Raking up the difficulty of free LPG cylinders promised by the BJP authorities and the worth hike of home cooking fuel, the Congress in Goa whereas distributing the letters of its chief Rahul Gandhi throughout the `Haath Se Haath Jodo` program, said that the social gathering will present a LPG cylinder for under Rs 500 as soon as it comes again to energy within the 2024 polls.
Former All India Congress Committee secretary Girish Chodankar chatting with IANS mentioned that it’s within the `DNA` of the BJP to make false guarantees earlier than elections after which cheat the folks. “While promising free LPG, the BJP never said that it is only for low income groups. They have garnered votes by hoodwinking voters on this promise. Now the BJP has taken a `U-Turn` as usual and has said that the scheme is only for low income groups,” Chodankar mentioned.
“Even if it is for low income groups, why is the Chief Minister not announcing the exact date to implement the scheme. This means they want to delay it till the next election. Now the people have come to know about the BJP`s gimmicks,” Chodankar added. The Goa Forward Party (GFP) has alleged that the BJP authorities garnered votes by promising to offer three free cooking fuel cylinders, nonetheless, now the persons are feeling cheated.
GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai had mentioned that because of the steep rise within the value of cooking fuel and the BJP authorities`s failure to offer free LPG cylinders, folks within the rural areas of the state are pressured to depend on firewood for cooking. “People are burdened due to the steep hike in the price of cooking gas. Many people in rural areas are forced to rely on firewood to meet their cooking requirements,” Sardesai mentioned.
“Mothers and sisters of Goa voted for you (BJP) so that you could form the government. During the budget (in 2022), the Chief Minister (Pramod Sawant) had said that under the `Goa Gramin Urja Yojana`, the state government has decided to give three cylinders for free per year for which a provision of Rs 40 crore has been made. But now this scheme has been dropped,” Sardesai mentioned. He claimed that the state of affairs is such at the moment that persons are storing firewood at their houses. “The fanfare with which this scheme was announced remains only on party leaflets now. The Chief Minister has cheated our mothers and sisters with his false promise,” Sardesai mentioned.
GFP vice-president Ashma mentioned that Pramod Sawant ought to make clear whether or not the federal government will give three cylinders free, which have been promised. “During the assembly election, BJP promised to give three cylinders free to garner votes and in return cheated the women of the state. Now the Chief Minister should clarify whether this scheme will be implemented or not,” she mentioned.
“The Lok Sabha elections are just a year away. The time has come for the people to realise the pro-capitalist and anti-poor agenda of the BJP government. It is not possible to defeat the BJP unless the people express their anger against the anti-people policies of the BJP government,” Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao mentioned.
The Congress in Goa had agitated in opposition to the worth hike of LPG and the failure of the federal government to offer free cooking fuel. The Aam Aadmi Party in Goa has additionally agitated in opposition to the BJP authorities. “Now after coming to power, the BJP has taken a U-turn over providing free LPG cylinders promised during the election. The Chief Minister now says they will be given only to below poverty line families. Now the people of Goa should understand what hypocrites these leaders are,” Surel Tilve, AAP vp, mentioned.
