In Candolim at Dando, there is one big hotel having in its premises a Casino. Since locals are objecting to this Casino, during the last Candolim Village Gram Sabah, concerned locals raised this issue for which the Panchayati authority replied saying that it is functioning illegally and necessary action will be taken to stop this Casino.
However, according to my latest information, this Casino is still functioning and that too legally with all the licenses issued by all the legal authorities including the local. Candolim Panchayat must clear this point, if I am wrong, otherwise this issue will take a very serious turn for Candolim Panchayat.
According to my observation, Candolim Panchayat administration is not into the hands of upright persons and its ruling faction is owing its allegiance to the Congress Party because the main controller of this Panchayat thru remote control is one strong Congressman who was an earlier legislator. He is purely in a Congress culture acquired all the corrupt practices to amass wealth. There should be a CBI enquiry on his disproportionate assets. Being a Congressman he is well versed in collecting money thru dubious means from the people starting any project in Candolim. If the project is not viable legally, he still allows the owner of the project to start with it but later on demands extortion money to prevent from initiating legal action. While these corrupt practices are going on, the local Panchayat keeps its mouth shut because as per my source the members of the ruling faction are paid their quota of bribe.
This is the trend in most of the Panchayats in Goa, devised by the corrupt Panchayati leaders. Otherwise how till yesterday a man without proper source of income today becomes the owner of the fleet of most expensive cars and chains of hotels? On top of it, this crook politician to fool the masses calls himself a member of the Bahujan Samaz. Can a person from Bahujan Samaz afford to own such expensive Cars and Hotels? These politicians to get elected equate themselves with the lowest class and lowest castes but once elected they act as highest class and highest castes.
As an extra information, one more Casino is likely to start in Candolim at Pintos Vaddo, in the hotel owned by the corrupt Congressman. In view of this, all the locals who are fighting for justice and clean life in our locality first and then in other parts of Goa, now only must start a campaign to demolish his chances of contesting 2017 election. Otherwise he will turn our locality into an open brothel and a corrupt sinful locality.
A. Veronica Fernandes,Candolim, Goa.
Tel: 7507394349.