New Delhi: The two of the Congress MLA, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar reached Delhi on Monday midnight and met the Bhartiya Janata party national president Amit Shah at his residence in the morning, amidst the speculation of joining BJP. If the speculation of two Congress MLA joining the BJP[Read More…]
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Amid search for Manohar Parrikar’s successor, Congress stakes claim to form government
Even as the ruling BJP-led coalition alliance looks for a new leader to replace ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Congress MLAs on Monday staked claim to form a government in Goa. The leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar visited Raj Bhavan and submitted a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha’s office signed[Read More…]
Goa: BJP MLA Lobo complaints over beef-shortage, blames ‘gau-rakshaks’ for same
Amid incidents of mob-lynching on the rise, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA M Lobo stood in the Goa Assembly speaking over beef shortage and cow vigilantes being responsible for the same. He said that the BJP-led coalition government failed the beef-eating population in Goa, and that cow vigilantes were not dealt[Read More…]
Goa: Manohar Parrikar allots portfolios to ministers
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday distributed portfolios among nine ministers. While Parrikar has retained majority of portfolios including Home, Finance, and Education, he has allotted one each to nine ministers. Former deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza is assigned the Urban Development portfolio while Pandurang Madkaikar[Read More…]