Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday stated that all those involved in the money-for-government-jobs scam would be arrested, and efforts would be made to repay the money to the victims by seizing the properties of the accused.
At least 18 people have been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the money-for-government-jobs scam, which has been registered at various locations across the state. Sawant urged all affected people to come forward and file their complaints so that all the accused could be put behind bars.
“Let them go to jail. We will seize their properties and ensure that the money they took from the victims is returned to them,” he said.
The Chief Minister emphasized that the Goa Police have taken serious action in connection with these scams.
When it was pointed out that some BJP workers, including a local woman leader from a constituency, had been arrested in the scam, Sawant said that the police are doing their job correctly, and that is why the accused, irrespective of their party affiliations, are being arrested.
Sawant added that there are five lakh members of the BJP in Goa, and he cannot vouch for each one of them.
