News From Sanjay Borkar
For Daijiworld Media Network—Margoa (CN)

Margoa, Jun 19: The trend of opposing development projects in the state is on the rise, which in turn has a negative impact on progress said Churchill Alemao, minister for public works, on Wednesday, June 18. 

Alemao was speaking at an event held at Lohia Maidan on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day, in the city. The huge gathering included senior citizens, freedom fighters, and school children.

The minister’s comment is a turnaround from his earlier stance which involved protesting against the Mopa airport project and six-lane express highway. As a result, during the assembly elections, Alemao had come in for a lot of criticism from other politicians.

Surprising the people further, he added that this attitude had caused the state to lag behind in terms of development which was adversely affecting the tourism industry. Tourism is the backbone of the state’s exchequer.

Alemao warned that since Kerala and Karnataka was attracting the foreign tourists more, the repercussions would be felt on the state’s economy. He added that chief minister Digambar Kamat was doing a good job of running the government and rumors of instability were baseless.

Minister for forest, Filip Neri Rodrigues, MLA Alex Reginald Lorence, councilor Johnson Fernandes, freedom Ffghter Madhukar Mordekar, Vaman Prabhu, collector G P Naik, and SP Shekhar Prabhudesay were present on the dais. Alemao also felicitated freedom fighters.