Vinod Paliencar | |
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Minister of Water Resources Department Government of Goa | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
Chief minister | Manohar Parrikar |
Preceded by | Dayanand Mandrekar [1] |
Minister of Fisheries Government of Goa | |
In office 14 March 2017 [2] –24 March 2019 | |
Chief minister | Manohar Parrikar |
Preceded by | Avertano Furtado [3] [4] |
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2017 [1] –2022 | |
Preceded by | Dayanand Mandrekar |
Succeeded by | Delilah Lobo |
Constituency | Siolim |
Personal details | |
Born | Vinoda Datarama Paliencar Goa,India |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Goa Forward Party (2016–2022) |
Residence(s) | Siolim,Bardez,Goa 403519 |
Alma mater | Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal,Miraj |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Businessperson [5] |
Vinoda Datarama Paliencar [5] is an Indian politician and a former cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa. [6] He is also a former Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Siolim constituency from 2017 to 2022,and belongs to the Goa Forward Party. [7] Paliencar was the Minister for Fisheries and Water Resources Department. [8] [9] He is a classical singer. [10] Paliencar is the in-charge of the OBC wing of the Goa Forward Party. [11]
Vinoda Paliencar obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Sangeet Visharad) degree in classical music in 1988 from the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal,Miraj. [5] Paliencar is a disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. [12]
Paliencar served as a panch of the Siolim-Marna Panchayat. [13] [14] His brother Uday Paliencar had unsuccessfully contested the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the Indian National Congress from the Siolim constituency. [15] [16] [17]
Paliencar quit the Indian National Congress to join the Goa Forward Party on 11 October 2016 [18] [19] He contested the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the Goa Forward Party from the Siolim constituency and defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Dayanand Mandrekar who was elected from Siolim for continuous four terms [20] and was considered a political heavyweight. [21] On 12 July 2017,Paliencar was appointed the in-charge of the OBC wing of the Goa Forward Party. [11]
After the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Manohar Parrikar formed the government after the 2017 Assembly elections with the support of the Goa forward,Paliencar was sworn in as a cabinet Minister on 14 March 2017. [22] He was allotted the portfolios of Fisheries and Water Resources Department. [23]
After being appointed a cabinet Minister paid a surprise visit to the Water Resources Department's office at Porvorim and found that while some officials were not present in the office,others were sleeping during office hours. A memorandum was served to the erring officials. [24] [25] Paliencar demanded a complete ban on rave parties on Goa's beaches and alleged there the police were turning a blind eye to such parties. [26] [27] Paliencar said in an interview that he was 'pressurized' for his stand against the late night rave parties. [28]
Paliencar introduced a scheme named Nital Goem,Nital Baim [29] under which the Water Resources Department shall provide subsidy up to Rs. 50,000/- for the rejuvenation of wells in Goa. [30] [31] [32]
After the controversy resulting out of Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar's letter to the Karnataka BJP President B. S. Yeddyurappa,Paliencar suggested that Parrikar's letter was a political stunt and categorically stated that (we will) not give a single drop of (Mhadei's) water to Karnataka . [33] [34] [35]
After visiting the Kalasa-Banduri Nala project site on 13 January 2018,Paliencar while accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of Mhadei river referred to the people of Karnataka as harami. [36] [37] but later admitted that he had used the expletive at the spur of the moment. [38] He requested the media to expunge the abusive word. [39]
Paliencar's comments sparked protests in Karnataka and political leaders including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka BJP President B. S. Yeddyurappa demanded an apology. [40] After an outrage of social media and demands for an apology,Paliencar through his Twitter account claimed that The so-called abusive words were misquoted &reported by Journalist without being present for press conference. [41]
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