A complaint has been today filed with Goa’s Secretary for Protocol Mr. Amjad Tak over the alchohol served at a government dinner hosted by the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar at Hotel Mandovi in Panaji on August 21st. In a clear breach of the rules and established protocol alcohol was served at that government hosted dinner.
Though that government dinner was meant to be an interaction by the Chief Minister with the journalists, it was high-handedly attended by most BJP Ministers, MLAs, South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar besides some State BJP Office bearers who merrily wined and dined at the tax payer’s expense. That attendance of the BJP brigade at that dinner was most inappropriate. There has to be a very clear dividing line between a government function and a political party occasion. Besides, as there is a clear directive of the government to curb all unnecessary wasteful expenditure, such extravagant and needless burden on the State exchequer must be totally prohibited especially in view of the fact that the cash strapped Goa Government has been unable to even pay the monthly Rs 2000 pension payments for the last two months to those old age pensioners under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme. Some of whom must be starving with onions now at Rs 80 a kg. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires