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11 politicos booked in last five years for different offences

In reply to a question tabled by Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, Chief Minsiter Manohar Parrikar informed the House that over the last five years, 11 politicians have been booked under the Indian Penal Code for various offences.

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This list of 11 includes Reginaldo himself, TCP Minister and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardessai, former Nuvem MLA Francisco ‘Mickky' Pacheco, Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao, Margao MLA and former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, Priol MLA Govind Gaude, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, former Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar and former Revenue Minister Jose Philip D'Souza.
Interestingly, cases against four politicians have been withdrawn between February 2013 and April 2014 by CM Manohar Parrikar. These include BJP general secretary Sadanand Shet Tanawade, former BJP state organizing secretary Satish Dhond, Sanquelim MLA and now Speaker of Goa Assembly Pramod Sawant and Vishwajit Rane.

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Work on Dhargal Ravindra Bhavan after Assembly: Gawade

Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawade said the process to construct Ravindra Bhavan at Dhargal in Pernem taluka will start once the monsoon assembly session is over.

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Published Jul 20, 2017, 3:38 AM IST
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the goan I networkPERNEM Tourism Minister Manohar (Babu) Azgaonkar informed that he recently convened a meeting with Housing Board Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar to give some land for the construction of Ravindra Bhavan, which is occupied by the housing board at Dhargal. When contacted, Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawade said the Housing Board department has sent a letter to make available land in the housing board colony for the construction of Ravindra Bhavan at Dhargal.…

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