LS approves Goa budget

Participating in the discussion, Francisco Sardinha and Ravi Sitaram Naik both Congress from Goa made a strong plea for increasing plan allocation to the State and encourage tourism which was a major revenue earner.

Among those who participated in the discussion were Shailendra Kumar Samajwadi Party and Jogendra Kawade RPI.

Initiating the discussion, P Shiv Shanker Cong raised a technical point saying the Budget cannot be approved until Parliament approved dissolution of the Assembly.

However, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Kumaramangalam said this objection could have been raised at the time when the resolution for imposition of President8217;s rule was moved and not at this stage when the House had to approve the State8217;s budget.