The north Goa district congress has criticised the state government to its failure to constitute the Goa State Women’s Commission leaving women of Goa in distress with no place to go.
The north Goa district congress has criticised the state government to its failure to constitute the Goa State Women’s Commission leaving women of Goa in distress with no place to go.
The once vibrant commission that received thousands of complaints, and successfully intervened, and addressed issues affecting women has been left defunct for the last so many years said the vice president of GPcc Dr Pramod Salgaokar .
addressing a news conference at Mapusa Dr salgaonkar said that the women’s commission is a statutory body that has various important roles, such as advising the government on policy matters affecting women, creating awareness about women’s rights, facilitating redressal of grievances, and reviewing constitutional and legal safeguards for women, but the The absence of a commission undermines the importance of this body and thwarts the progress of women in many ways” she said
It also shows the callous attitude of the government and its lack of interest in women’s development and emancipation,” she added.
Speaking further Dr salgaonkar she said that the Goa State Commission for Women Act was passed in the assembly in 1996, and the first commission was constituted in 1997 after women activist groups and organisations demanded that the government start a commission in Goa like the other states had done.
Dr Pramod Salgaocar, said that no committee in place is an indicator of the lack of will of the government, causing distress to marginalised women.
Speaking further on the construction of the Atal setu bridge spokesperson of GPCC Tulio dsouza alleged that is a big a scam Claiming that standard of work quality of the bridge is compromised leaving open doors for corruption and demanded that the government should conduct a through inquiry into the sub stand ,
“Loss of man-hours in traffic jams is a loss to the exchequer, ” said Tulio
The desperation to complete the repairs is clear. However, as the deadline for completing all the works are near the government in order to speed up the work has decided to close the Atal Setu” said TUlio and blamed the GSIDC and the company for taking up the shoddy works of the bridge
speaking further Tuilo said that the Huge traffic jams and chaos prevailed on the Panjim, Porvorim and Merces roads when the Atal Setu was closed only shows the the lopsided planning of the government for the smart city
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