Goa legislators get salaries because of casinos: BJP MLA
27 March 2015 5:05 AM IST
Goa legislators get their salaries because of revenues earned by the state from the casino industry, ruling BJP legislator Kiran Kandolkar said on Wednesday, triggering an uproar in the assembly.
The legislator from Thivim constituency defended the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government’s decision not to ban casinos as promised by the party during the 2012 state assembly polls.
“All salaries of the MLAs come from that (casino revenue). Are you saying we do not get revenue? Where do you get your salary from?” he asked.
Kandolkar’s comment triggered an outrage in the Opposition benches, with the Congress and Independent legislators accusing the BJP of tarnishing the sanctity of the legislature.
“How can you say this? This is not right,” Congress legislator Reginaldo Lourenco said.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said in the assembly on Wednesday that the revenue earned from the casino industry is Rs. 80 crore annually.
The legislator from Thivim constituency defended the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government’s decision not to ban casinos as promised by the party during the 2012 state assembly polls.
“All salaries of the MLAs come from that (casino revenue). Are you saying we do not get revenue? Where do you get your salary from?” he asked.
Kandolkar’s comment triggered an outrage in the Opposition benches, with the Congress and Independent legislators accusing the BJP of tarnishing the sanctity of the legislature.
“How can you say this? This is not right,” Congress legislator Reginaldo Lourenco said.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said in the assembly on Wednesday that the revenue earned from the casino industry is Rs. 80 crore annually.
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