SILCHAR, June 9: State Urban Development Minister Dinesh Prasad Goala advised his Cabinet colleague Gautam Roy to oil his own machine. Reacting sharply to Roy’s recent comment in front of a group of engineers, contractors as well as media persons that Goala had no interest for the development of his home district Cachar, Goala in a statement lashed back with an advice to Roy to confine his intervention within Hailakandi and Karimganj as Cachar had enough leaders to oversee the development schemes.
Goala further hinted that Roy had made it a point to underestimate the Congress leaders in Cachar with the sole intention of taking political mileage. He alleged, being a representative to the Assembly from the district, it was his first duty to ensure development for Cachar.
Roy, in a press meet on Friday here praised Goala and maintained that Santosh Mohan Dev had made a blunder by not utilizing the popularity of Goala in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Whereas, Roy in a u-turn criticized Goala for not taking interest in the development of Cachar. On Saturday, Excise Minister Roy convened a meeting in Silchar Circuit House to review the progress of various road projects.
The meeting was attended by PWD engineers, contractors and district Congress president Karnendu Bhattacharjee where he in his unique style lambasted the controversial contractor Vinod Singhvi, who was entrusted with the VIP road and Silchar town road projects. In front of journalists, Roy said that Dev during his tenure as Central Minister had reportedly managed to bring a Rs 63 crore project for the construction of various roads of greater Silchar.
But now as Dev had lost the election, Kabindra Purkyastha, the new MP, is ‘an inactive man’ and Goala was never interested for the development of this constituency.
Hence Roy had to oversee the projects being completed in due time. BJP had already retaliated against Roy’s comment on Purkyastha.
However, Goala’s statement assumed significance as he alleged that Roy wanted to take political mileage by intervening into the affair of Cachar district. Congress sources further hinted that after the defeat of Dev both Roy and Goala were eyeing the prestigious Silchar LS seat.
Goala was a contender for party nomination this time. Roy, on the other hand had maintained that he had till now no interest in throwing himself in the race for Silchar seat. However, if the people of Silchar wanted him, he would definitely respect their wish.
Sources said, within the next few months, district committees of the ruling party would revamp. Both Roy and Goala would try their best to get their men elected in the district committee and the recent war of words between the two ministers was just a curtain raiser for the final showdown. THE SENTINEL
Goala further hinted that Roy had made it a point to underestimate the Congress leaders in Cachar with the sole intention of taking political mileage. He alleged, being a representative to the Assembly from the district, it was his first duty to ensure development for Cachar.
Roy, in a press meet on Friday here praised Goala and maintained that Santosh Mohan Dev had made a blunder by not utilizing the popularity of Goala in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Whereas, Roy in a u-turn criticized Goala for not taking interest in the development of Cachar. On Saturday, Excise Minister Roy convened a meeting in Silchar Circuit House to review the progress of various road projects.
The meeting was attended by PWD engineers, contractors and district Congress president Karnendu Bhattacharjee where he in his unique style lambasted the controversial contractor Vinod Singhvi, who was entrusted with the VIP road and Silchar town road projects. In front of journalists, Roy said that Dev during his tenure as Central Minister had reportedly managed to bring a Rs 63 crore project for the construction of various roads of greater Silchar.
But now as Dev had lost the election, Kabindra Purkyastha, the new MP, is ‘an inactive man’ and Goala was never interested for the development of this constituency.
Hence Roy had to oversee the projects being completed in due time. BJP had already retaliated against Roy’s comment on Purkyastha.
However, Goala’s statement assumed significance as he alleged that Roy wanted to take political mileage by intervening into the affair of Cachar district. Congress sources further hinted that after the defeat of Dev both Roy and Goala were eyeing the prestigious Silchar LS seat.
Goala was a contender for party nomination this time. Roy, on the other hand had maintained that he had till now no interest in throwing himself in the race for Silchar seat. However, if the people of Silchar wanted him, he would definitely respect their wish.
Sources said, within the next few months, district committees of the ruling party would revamp. Both Roy and Goala would try their best to get their men elected in the district committee and the recent war of words between the two ministers was just a curtain raiser for the final showdown. THE SENTINEL
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