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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress senior observer and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has appealed to the people of Goa to vote Congress for growth, jobs, security and protect Goa from becoming coal hub. P Chidambaram on Sunday took to twitter to appeal to Goans. “In the last six months, I have enjoyed the affection of the people of Goa. I and my party have tried to return their affection by fielding a mixed team of new, young, educated and experienced candidates.” He tweeted. P Chidambaram since last six months, whilst campaigning in Goa, visited many constituencies and interacted with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress party leaders filed an official complaint against the alleged fake news video, which Congressman claimed to circulated to malign and defame their candidates during the silent period just before polling day. While AICC Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao claimed it was a pre-planned game, GPCC president Girish Chodankar said that the people of Goa will not spare such people who want to play dirty politics. Dinesh Gundu Rao, senior Congress leader, who had come to meet and file a complaint with the Chief Electoral officer at Altinho Panaji on Saturday night, told media, as per…

AERIAL VIEW Needless to say, the Bharatiya Janata Party, which stole people’s mandate through the backdoor with their illicit affair with Goa Forward Party, MGP and the independents in 2017, is battling against the strong anti- incumbency wave and if people’s mood can be judged, the BJP which had around 27 MLAs at the end of the term may find itself struggling to cross the double-digit. But only if the people decide. It is for the people to vote in one voice. We saw what happened during the Zilla Parishad and Municipality polls. The BJP successfully split the votes, either…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Touted as a battle between BJP, the Congress-Goa Forward Party alliance, the MGP-TMC tie-up and AAP, the Goa election is being conducted in a single phase on February 14. There are 301 candidates in the fray for the 40 constituencies going to the polls on Monday. In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, BJP suffered a big blow in the absence of its stalwart leader Manohar Parrikar as it could win only 13 seats in contrast to Congress whose candidates won in 17 constituencies. But BJP formed the government with the support of 3 MGP MLAs, 3 GFP…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Mormugao Congress candidate Sankalp Amonkar and the other two candidates pledge to expose the people behind the fake news video. Candidates claimed such a fake video was released just before the election to defame and damage the candidate’s prospects in the election. Mormugao Congress candidate Sankalp Amonkar on Saturday night, along with other candidates Savio D’Silva and Avertano, who had come to file a complaint with the Chief Electoral officer at Altinho Panaji, said that “we had come to file a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer, but surprisingly the office is closed now which is supposed…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa In-charge Atishi Marlena today has filed a complaint with the Chief Election Comissioner (CEO) Goa against TMC and Congress over alleged sting operation video in which Congress &TMC Candidates are seen accepting bribes to join the BJP post polls. Atishi also demanded the CEO to disqualify Churchill Alemao, Avertano Furtado, Savio D’Silva & Sankalp Amonkar and should be banned from contesting polls. “We have filed complaint with CEO against the these candidates of Congress and TMC MLA caught have been caught red-handed taking money for defecting to BJP if they win the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Congress candidate Sankalp Amonkar files complaint with the Mormugao police station against the Hindi Khaber news channel editor, AAP’s Amit Palekar and BJP Goa state president Sadanand Shet Tanavade over the alleged fake news sting operation video which was circulated on social media during silence period of election. On Sunday afternoon, after the Congress party met the Chief Electoral officer at Altinho Panaji on Saturday night, Amonkar came forward and filed a complaint against Hindi Khabar news channel editor, AAP’s Amit Palekar and BJP Goa state president Sadanand Shet Tanavade over the alleged fake news sting…