Rubiya Shaikh from Panaji
Daijiworld Media Network
 
Panaji, Sep 5: Utt Goenkara has today given Atanasio Monserrate a deadline till  Sunday September 7th to resign as Goa's Education Minister for  having falsely filed an affidavit that he had passed his S.S.C knowing well that he had not even completed the 8th standard.
 
Utt Goenkara spokesman Adv. Aires Rodrigues has stated that if  Monserartte does not resign or Chief Minister Digambar Kamat does not sack him, Utt Goenkara would take all steps possible to ensure that action is taken against Mr. Monseratte.

Stating that Mr. Monseratte would solely be responsible for all the consequences, Adv. Rodrigues further stated that by filing a false affidavit on his own educational qualifications, Mr. Monseratte had lost all moral authority to continue as a Minister, more so as the Education Minister of Goa.

Ridiculing  Monserarte's statement that he would prove his educational qualifications at the appropriate time, Adv. Rodrigues has stated that the appropriate time is now and that it would end on September 7th.

Adv. Rodrigues has challenged the Education Minister to prove that he had passed S.S.C from St Theresa's High School, Bandra as claimed by him in his sworn affidavit on 12th May 2007.

Making it very clear that Utt Goenkara has nothing personal against Mr. Monseratte, Adv. Rodrigues has stated that it was time to start the cleansing of the degenerated and rotting public life.

Agreeing with Monseratte that you need no educational qualifications to be a Minister, Adv. Rodrigues has stated that the issue was that Mr. Monseratte had lied on Affidavit that he was S.S C when he knew very well that he had not passed the 8th std.
 
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that it was unacceptable to have a person who has fudged his own educational qualifications to be entrusted  with the task of formulating and shaping Goa's educational policy at the risk of jeopardizing the future of thousands of students and hundreds of educationists.