English Press Note dt. 05/12/2009
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OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION
Gujarat Vidhansabha, Gandhinagar.
Press Note
Press Note Dt. 05.12.2009
- State government should focus on problems of common men instead of going for cheap publicity through gimmicks like Chintan Shibir
- Government is squandering of public money on festivals and carnivals
- Ministers get chartered plane for visit to Kutch, but no money for government employees
- Colourful clothes can’t do any good to people of Gujarat. They need Narmada water, Government medical college. Hospital given to Adani should be taken back
- Entire administration is moved out of Gandhinagar like the historic blunder of Delhi to Daultabad
Instead of worrying about the problems of people of Gujarat, Gujarat government is indulging in cheap publicity gimmicks. Government should come forward to solve the problems of people, but the government is squandering public money in public stunts, said Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Shaktisinh Gohil here today.
He said that it was the irony of the situation that on one hand the government was not able to pay regular salaries to it staff nor the benefits of the pay commission and on the other hand its ministers were being flown to Kutch in a chartered plane on a pleasure trip of desert festival. Gohil described it as betrayal of people of Gujarat.
Blasting the government’s indifference towards people’s problems, he said that inadequate and irregular rains had cause water and fodder problem. Government is not worried about water and electricity to farmers. Efforts are not being made to provide employment opportunities to youth. MOUs of vibrant Gujarat summit are on paper only. There are numerous problems ranging from pension to widows to deteriorating law and order situation. Turning a blind eye to the stark realities of Gujarat, government is undertaking whimsical decisions of moving entire secretariat out of Gujarat like Delhi to Daultabad blunder.
Colourful dresses will not solve the problems of people of Kutch. Referring to the entire cabinet and secretariat camping in Kutch for six days, he said, government should take back from Adani the hospital which has been funded by the prime minister and set up its own medical college to provide cheaper medical education to students of Kutch.
He said that the government should sensitize its administration to the problems of people of Gujarat and stop squandering public money for cheap publicity.
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