Pramod Sawant can warn poor against pollution, but not casinos

On June 13 2019 the Goa Congress questioned Chief Minister Pramod Sawants resolve to rein in offshore casinos from dumping sewage into the Mandovi river off Panaji in which the vessels are parked Addressing a press conference in Panaji state Congress President Girish Chodankar also said that casino industry was underreporting the number of patrons who visit the gambling facilities which annually causes a loss of Rs 5000 crore to the state exchequerThe Congress questioned Chief Minister PramodSawants resolve to rein in offshore casinos from dumping sewage into the Mandovi river off Panaji in which the vessels are parkedPhoto IANS pictwittercomFa6dtbxqnkmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 13 2019The Chief Minister can warn a biker to not pollute a river with nirmalya flowers offered to God but has no stern words for the offshore casinos who are dumping sewage into the Mandovi river Chodankar saidHe can tell the poor not to pollute but does not have the guts to tell the powerful casino lobby He probably knew that randomly cautioning an ordinary person from dumping flowers could give him publicityThe state Congress president was referring to Sawants Twitter post on Wednesday in which he had uploaded a video of him stopping his convoy to caution a person dumping nirmalya into a river The post had gone viral on social media since thenEarlier today while travelling over Gaundalim bridge came across a citizen who was disposing nirmalya in the river I requested him to desist from doing so As responsible citizens we need to begin disposing wastes properly and also educate amp guide our fellow citizens to do so pictwittercomv2zSLCCkxemdash Dr Pramod Sawant DrPramodPSawant June 11 2019In the postSawant was seen censuring a scooterist for throwing nirmalya flowers offered to God into a river and urged him to act as a responsible citizen and not pollute riversSawant took to social networking site Twitter and shared a video of the incident In his tweet Sawant is seen advising the twowheeler rider against throwing garbage into the Cumbharjua river over Gaundalim bridge In the video Sawat is heard telling the motorist At least dont do it again Sawant is heard telling the man in the brief videoChodankar also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in the state for taking a Uturn on the casino issue The BJP was opposing casinos initially late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar even threatened to finish off the industry But now they are defending it calling it integral to tourism Chodankar saidCasinos have complete control over Goa Every MLA has been given an ATM Chief Minister is managed by casinos The state Congress President also alleged that the casino industry was depriving the state exchequer of Rs 5000 crore annually by underreporting its footfallsAlso ReadWatch Video Goa CM Pramod Sawant censures man for dumping waste in riverThey are only showing 10 percent entry of patrons 90 percent activity on the casino is illegal Most of the transactions including buying of gambling chips is in cash and not accounted for There is a revenue loss of Rs 5000 revenue loss every year Chodankar saidThere are six operational offshore casinos and nearly a dozen onshore casinos in Goa The state government earns a percentage of the entry fee charged by the casinos to each individual patron but Chodankar said that there was not a single official to oversee and count how many gamblers visit a particular casino on any given dayTop stories of the dayOur whole life destroyed why should he liveMumbai Andheri colony locals shudder at tree breaksRain wind make cladding around Gandhi mural fall on man killing himEsplanade should be fixed not demolished say heritage committeeParts of Mumbai may face 1015 percent water cut till June 14Mumbai police help disaster management gain traction on TwitterMaoists arrested in May 1 Gadchiroli attack case sent to police custodySGNP hosts firefly show despite environmentalists red flagCabinet expansion Shiv Sena loyalists 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