The recent rainfall has yet again exposed the complete collapse of the BJP Government’s disaster management machinery under Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. It is shocking and shameful that despite spending hundreds of crores and conducting so-called “high-level meetings,” Goa was left helpless and paralysed within hours of rain, said Amarnath Panjikar, Chairman, Media Department, GPCC.
The flooding across cities and several villages is not a natural calamity — it is a government-engineered disaster. This is the result of an irresponsible, insensitive and corrupt BJP government that has repeatedly failed to deliver even basic governance.
“Drainage cleaning, disaster preparedness, and flood mitigation have been nothing but eyewash exercises for publicity. What we witnessed was the reality — water-logging, overflowing gutters, stranded citizens, property damage, and absolutely no on-ground response from the authorities,” said Panjikar.
The Goa Government has spent crores in the name of Smart City, cyclone preparedness, and monsoon readiness. But where has that money gone? Has it been diverted for mission total commissions and PR exercises while citizens are left to fend for themselves?
The Congress Party holds Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and the BJP government squarely responsible for the suffering of Goans across the state.
The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee demands:
1. A white paper on the funds allocated and spent on disaster management and drainage works in the past five years.
2. An independent audit by a reputed third-party agency of all the public works and flood preparedness works.
3. Immediate compensation to all flood-affected families, traders, and households.
4. Fixing of accountability on the Ministers and officials who failed to act despite clear warnings.
“Goa needs a government that works for the people, not one that hides behind excuses. The BJP Government has failed at every level, and the people of Goa are paying the price,” Panjikar asserted.
It is high time Chief Minister Pramod Sawant steps out of his air-conditioned comfort and walks the flooded lanes of Goa to witness the disaster his government has created. The Congress Party stands with the people of Goa and will continue to expose the BJP’s failures at every step.