PANJIM, April 23 -- The gloves are off. The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Rohit Monserrate has made a no holds barred charge on Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sanjit Rodrigues accusing him of negligence in carrying out Smart City works.

Speaking to reporters after the downpour on Saturday, Monserrate squarely blamed the Smart City officials for the mess and alleged that they were keeping the works incomplete.

He said, "Every area has been flooded. Any area where the Smart City work has been done is flooded. We have been raising this issue for the last one month. Two weeks back we had asked them to start the work but that work too has not commenced. Certain works they ...