‘Plastic Park’ by BJP has Remained Only on Paper, & Shifting Local IT Office to Panjim is Wrong’- Ex-MLA J R Lobo
Mangaluru: Addressing the media persons during a press meet held at Mangaluru Press Club, Former Mangaluru South Constituency MLA J R Lobo slamming at the local BJP said, “Ever since BJP had come to power, the economy in the City has gone down miserably. After BJP rule, many of our local banks having roots in Mangaluru for decades are now merged with other banks, which is a shame, and the recent decision of shifting of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Office, located at Attavar, Mangaluru to Panjim-Goa by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), hand in hand with the leadership of the local leaders of the BJP had systematically undermined the district’s stature as an economic powerhouse”.
Lashing at the CBDT top brass for the decision to shift the office of the Principal Commissioner of IT in Mangaluru to Panjim-Goa, J R Lobo said that the Dakshina Kannada is a major industrial centre, and having the office of the principal commissioner for I-T would have helped bolster economic activities in the region, and there can be no comparison in the volume of trade in this part of Karnataka to that in Panaji.
“Even though lots of assurances were given by MP Nalin Kumar Kateel to transform Mangaluru Junction Railway Station into a world-class facility, no development has taken place till this day. The unimpressive infrastructure in the region had been a major deterrent to IT companies expanding their footprint there. And the much spoken about ‘Plastic Park’ too has also remained only on paper, and not been materialized even after so many years” added Lobo.
