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– Sawant playing vindictive politics, fearing defeat. – Congress has given 80 per cent new faces PANAJI: The President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar on Thursday alleged that corrupt and insensitive BJP Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is playing vindictive politics by harassing Congress candidates, fearing to face defeat and he “Sawant is involved in a 1686 crores rupees mining scam. We will expose this during Amit Shah’s visit to Goa. Besides this, we will also expose why he shielded Milind Naik in sex scandal case and corruption he did during COVID.” Chodankar vociferously said. Chodankar on Thursday addressed…

QUOTE If you cannot understand political strategy, how could I explain it? I did not join Vajpayee when he wanted just one vote, and his government collapsed. I felt Vajpayee was the right person in the wrong party. After all, Bajrang Dal Vishwahindu Parishad groups were part of its group. I, Reginaldo, Babush Monseratte, Victoria might have given external support to BJP. I am not greedy for politics, my friend. If I have rendered my support to the government, then it was given considering my constituency’s development; otherwise, who would have done development here? You? …

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: In a major allegation. which could have huge political repercussions, BJP’s Saligao candidate has made direct allegations of former Minister Michael Lobo trying to influence voters with money power. He also urged the Election Commission of India to take cognizance of the same and stop such illegal activities of distributing money. After filing his nomination, Salgaocar said that there are efforts to divide people by such activities. “There was an effort to create a perception that there was a divide in Saligao BJP, there is nothing as such, and everybody is working together,” he said. He further…

Goemkarponn desk CANANCONA: Canacons will experience a political Cocktail “Khatkhate” for this upcoming assembly election, with the seven candidates taking on each other. Beginning with the ex-Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes, Ex-minister Ramesh Tawadkar, ex-Canacona MLA Vijay Poi Khot, the dark horses of Canacona politics, Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari, a challenger Mahadev Dessai, Revolutionary Prashant Pagi, Aam Admi Pary’s Adv. Anup Kudtarkar makes up a cocktail of different persona entering the political fray. In all probability, what’s being politically cooked- up in Canacona is presently overshadows what ‘Khatkhate’ the State will offer once the counting is over on 10 March. While…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Sanguem is most likely to see a split in the BJP votes this election as the BJP supporters are divided between the Savitri Kavlekar and Subhash Faldesai, who was recently given a BJP ticket in Sanguem. The political situation in Sanguem has turned more interesting in recent times, with Savitri, wife of Dy CM Babu Kavlekar, being denied a party ticket and the party ticket landing in the lap of former Sanguem BJP MLA Subhash Faldesai. The tall claims that the Kavlekar has made publicly to get the BJP ticket fell flat…

Goemkarponn Desk PORIEM: After much negotiations and deliberations sitting Poriem MLA Pratapsingh Rane today withdrew his candidature. With this Congress has finalised the name of Ranjit Rane as candidate for Poriem constituency. Rane is the son of the Jaysinghrao Rane, Sattari’s first MLA who won on a Praja Socialist Party ticket in 1963. The former Chief Minister was named by the Congress as its candidate from Poriem in December. Last week, the BJP declared that his daughter-in-law Deviya Vishwajeet Rane would contest from the seat. Poriem is the stronghold of Rane, an 11-time MLA who has never lost an election…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today filed his nomination papers from the Sanquelim Assembly constituency. Sawant expressed confidence in winning from Sanquelim with a “big margin”. Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said, “Once again, I’ve filed nomination from Sanquelim constituency. BJP will win the constituency with a big margin, and I will be elected from here again.” “The workers and I are confident. We are coming back to power in Goa in 2022 with 22 plus seats,” he added. Yesterday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the remaining six candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Goa, which…