Goa minister cites court proceedings for not answering questions

Goa's Town and Country Planning (TCP) minister, Vishwajit Rane, declined to answer questions during a legislative session on Monday. He cited ongoing court proceedings as the reason for not providing information. Opposition leader Yuri Alemao raised concerns when he noticed that questions related to the TCP department were missing from the official portal. Rane referred to specific rules from the Goa Legislative Assembly to justify his decision. He mentioned he would postpone answers to certain questions until the next session. Alemao contested Rane's reasoning, saying that the court had already issued a judgment. He questioned why the minister was postponing these answers again. Rane insisted that matters still under court review should not be discussed in public forums. St Andre MLA, Viresh Borkar, also expressed frustration, pointing out that his own inquiries had not been addressed. He argued that the minister should provide responses with at least 48 hours’ notice.