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the The collapse of the outdoor hall building At Kala Academy in Panaji, Monday dominated proceedings on the first day of the monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, with opposition parties demanding a detailed debate on the issue and targeting the government for alleged “widespread” corruption in renovation work at a prominent cultural hub.
Opposition MLAs have filed a motion to postpone the request for the question hour suspension in order to discuss the crash. The association began to notice a storm as the opposition rushed to the well of the house, carrying banners and raising slogans. House Speaker Ramesh Tawodkar has suggested to MLAs to move an attentional movement on the issue.
With the proceedings stalled, Tawadkar rejected the adjournment motion and the House of Representatives halted for half an hour. When the session resumed, Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Vijay Sardesai continued to protest against the house well.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant later addressed the issue, saying that an investigation had begun and that the Chief Principal Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) had been directed to make a preliminary inquiry regarding the collapse.
“Directions have been given to appoint an independent agency such as IIT Roorkee or any other IIT/NIT to ascertain the cause of the accident. Clarification has also been sought from the contractor carrying out the repair or refurbishment works. No one will survive if found guilty. The structure that collapsed has not undergone a renovation,” he said. Sawant The report will be presented during the current session.
GFP’s Sardesai said the investigation should take place within a specific time frame and demanded the sacking of the Minister for Culture and Arts, Govind Gode, “due to corruption”.
Congressman Yuri Alemau, leader of the opposition in the council, said, “Who will bear the moral responsibility (for the collapse)? This has turned into yet another monument to corruption. Public money is going down the drain.”
Designed by renowned architect Charles Correa and built in the 1960s, Kala Academy has emerged as a major center for arts and culture in the state over several decades. For more than two years, the building has been closed due to renovations by the government. The renovation work, estimated to cost more than Rs 55 crore, has been marred by allegations of corruption, with opposition parties alleging irregularities in allocating work to a contractor without a bidding process.
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