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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party St. Andre candidate Ramrao Wagh lashed out at St. Andre MLA Francisco Silveira, saying that Silveira, who contested the 2017 polls on development plank, has failed to execute any major development projects during his tenure. Wagh said, “In fact, Silveira even failed to complete the old Dongari bridge project, which he had started 10-15 years ago. Perhaps Silveira should publish a white paper about it. It is his responsibility to explain how the project, worth 20 crores, will benefit the locals. Locals have lost their farming land due to the project, for which compensation has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party Youth Wing All India Vice President and Goa state coordinator Siddhesh Bhagat condemned the BJP party on Friday for promoting family raj and argued that Parivartan wave 2.0 is vital to end the family raj and protect democracy. While speaking to the media, he said, “Back in 2012, the BJP government brought the Parivartan wave 1.0 to an end the family raj. They urged the Goans to do away with it, and the people followed suit. After a decade, the same party has been promoting family raj by giving two tickets to a family”.…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have its chance to bloom its Lotus in the Quepem constituency this time. The four-times Congress MLA Chandrakant(Babu) Kavlekar will contest on BJP ticket from Quepem constituency. Earlier, political parties like Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party and Congress had won from the Quepem constituency. In the past, Kavalekar, who has maintained his dominance in the Quepem constituency for four consecutive terms on the Congress ticket, is now going door to door campaigning and asking to vote for Lotus. Former minister Prakash Velip, who has been his rival for the last four times, is also…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs. 2.37 Crore of Jeevendra Poddar and Shipra Singh under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the offence of money laundering initiated against Ameet Savant & others. The attached assets are in the form of a flat in Goa, Office Space in Gera Imperium Grand in Goa, BMW cars etc. ED initiated a money-laundering investigation based on FIRs dated 21.08.2019 and 12.12.2019 registered by Goa Police under various sections of IPC & Goa Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 against Ameet Savant, Jeevendra Poddar, Shipra…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Call it a show of strength or a strong message to BJP from the horses-mouth, but including Canacona BJP Mandal and BJYM, a ZP member, Five Sarpanch’s, Five Councillors and unnumbered present and past Panch’s, joined a buoyant Isidore Fernandes who decided to contest as Independently in the elections from Canacona. It may be recalled that Fernandes had resigned from BJP Party and resigned from membership of Legislative Assembly, the post of Dy Speaker of GLA and GFDC Chairmanship following denial of BJP ticket to contest from Canacona. After a meeting with supporters and Well-wishers, Isidore announced…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Utpal Parrikar, son of former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar today announced that he will be contesting the upcoming Goa Assembly election from Panjim constituency as an Independent candidate. “Manohar Parrikar contested from Panaji for two decades. He developed a bond with Panaji and I too have made that bond. I am fighting for values,” said Utpal He also said that resignation was a formality but the BJP will “always remain in my heart. It is a difficult choice for me, I am doing it for the people of Goa. No one should be…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Mahila Congress and councillors smell a rat in giving Milind Naik clean chit by BJP in an alleged sex scandal issue. Mormugao mahila Congress challenges Milind Naik to swear before Lord Damodar in Vasco temple if he is not involved in an alleged sex scandal issue. On Friday morning, Mormugao Congress mahilas held a press briefing in which they condemned the BJP Mormugao candidate Milind Naik for his alleged involvement in the infamous sex scandal issue which has brought BJP in the line of fire of critics and voters. The Congress mahilas headed by Shradha Amonkar…