Margao: Using Yoga Day to target BJP, state Congress president Girish Chodankar on Sunday accused BJP govt of reducing governance to an exercise in political optics.“Every household in Goa today understands the importance of yoga because people are constantly struggling to maintain balance amid rising prices, unemployment, financial insecurity and anti-people decisions of BJP govt,” Chodankar said.Taking a pointed dig at BJP govt, which has completed nearly fourteen years in office in Goa, the GPCC chief said BJP had mastered the art of balancing political propaganda with administrative failure. He alleged that while yoga remained a serious discipline for millions of citizens, the ruling party had reduced it to an annual publicity event used to divert attention from its failures.Chodankar alleged that govt’s “greatest yogic achievement” was maintaining perfect balance while carrying the weight of corruption scandals, the controversial Section 39-A of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act , the smart meter imposition, jobs-for-cash allegations, a growing drug menace, mounting public debt and reckless sale of the state’s resources.He urged govt to focus less on public relations exercises and more on generating employment, protecting Goa’s identity, controlling the drug trade, and strengthening public services.“The people of Goa are no longer interested in symbolic displays. They want accountability, transparency and govt that works for them every day of the year, not only during photo opportunities,” he said.
