St. Cruz: Panchayat member and former Deputy Sarpanch Inacio Domnic Pereira has filed a case of corruption against the St. Cruz village panchayat, led by Sarpanch Jeniffer Oliveira.
In his complaint, Pereira has alleged high-level corruption by the panchayat body while allotting the contractor for garbage collection.
The complaint mentions that the panchayat members earned kickbacks by selecting a contractor who had submitted the highest quotation, as opposed to other bidders who had quoted a lower amount.
Pereira said that the entire episode is a planned conspiracy by the panchayat, who initially increased the House Tax without taking the people into confidence, and is now putting an additional burden through the rigged garbage contract.
