Panaji: The Goa Congress unit has laid its focus on strengthening party’s organization setup across all 40 assembly constituencies with an aim to battle out BJP in the 2022 general elections to State Legislative Assembly. In a press conference held today, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that party is currently working to make its base strong. “We are going through a difficult phase. The party has presence in all 40 assembly constituencies, which has to be further strengthened,” Kamat said in presence of its president Girish Chodankar. Kamat said that even though some MLAs have defected, the party’s vote…
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PANAJI: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Elvis Gomes said that the office of the comptroller and auditor general of India in Goa should have by now ordered a special audit of the accounts of the labour department that is embroiled in a major scam of siphoning off of funds meant for poor construction workers to political workers. He said that the CAG has the powers to undertake special audits of government offices where public funds are alleged to be misappropriated. The former bureaucrat further said that the central agency stationed in Goa shouldn’t be seen as holidaying in the…
Panaji: Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has said that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant would be responsible for the death of Industrial sector in the State. He pointed out that Glenn Ticlo, Chairman of Industrial Development Corporation and BJP MLA, himself has accused Sawant of not allowing him to function, due to which the industrial sector has been suffering immensely. Khaunte said that after the opposition members, the colleagues from Sawant’s own party have started speaking out against him venting out their frustration, which reflects on the performance of the government. “Instead of spending Rs 2.5 Cr on Vibrant Goa event,…
PANJIM: In a major reshuffle in the police department, as many as 19 police inspectors have been transferred to new posting. Crime Branch PI Jivba Dalvi will now hold charge of Pernem police station while Traffic Cell PI Brendon D’Souza is transferred to the Traffic Cell in Calangute. PIs Anant Gaonkar and Laxi Amonkar are posted to Crime branch, Sanjay Dalvi to Anti Corruption Branch/Vigilance, Suraj Halarnkar to Anti Narcotics Cell. Somnath Mahajik is the police inspector at Traffic Cell, Panjim Sudesh Velip is transferred t0 Traffic Cell in Bicholim, Deepak Pednekar to Quepem police station, Mahesh Gadekar to Bicholim…
PANJIM: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar today has urged the Supreme Court of India for an early hearing before September 30 in a disqualification petition filed against ten of former MLA’s, who joined BJP last year. The disqualification petitions filed against the ten MLAs by Chodankar, along with a petition against two MLAs filed by MGP MLA Ramkrishna (Sudin) Dhavalikar, all who joined BJP, were to be heard before the Apex Court on August 28 “The petition seeks directions to the respondent (Speaker), as the disqualification petition filed before him is pending since more than one year…