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CAP chief arrested over symbol loading furore in Margao, later released

MARGAO

The Fatorda police on Monday detained and later arrested the President of the Corruption Abolition party Sadanand Vaingankar after he created an uproar over the manner in which the election authorities were loading the symbols in the ballot units.

He was later released by the Police around noon.

Vaingankar , who made his presence felt at the South Goa district Collectorate on Day one of the loading of symbols in the symbol loading unit on Sunday, returned back to the Collectorate on Monday morning since the authorities were scheduled to take up loading of symbols in the units of the remaining four  Assembly segments of Salcete taluka.

Like on Sunday, Vaingankar raised objections to the manner in which the  election authorities were going about the loading of symbols in the symbol loading unit. He claimed that the authorities did  not strictly adhere to the Election Commission manual on loading of symbols in the Symbol loading unit.

After he created an  uproar, the Fatorda police came on the scene and detained him before taking him to the police station where he was arrested. He was later released on bail.


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Churchill backs Viriato, says he will vote for Cong candidate

Claims he has not been invited to join campaign

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 30, 2024, 12:07 AM IST
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Churchill backs Viriato, says he will vote for Cong candidate

MARGAOIn an interesting political development, former two-time South Goa MP Churchill Alemao has said that he would vote for the Congress candidate  Captain Viriato Fernandes in the May 7 Lok Sabha election.Churchill, however, said he has not joined the campaign of the Congress candidate so far since no Congress leader has invited him to take part in the party’s election campaign.Churchill, who was in Delhi with family members for a fortnight, returned home on Sunday,…

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