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Carnival route: Arthur says resolution submitted in HC was fabricated

Claims majority of the councillors had voted in favour of the old Holy Spirit-MMC square route

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MARGAO

In an interesting development on the controversy surrounding the Margao carnival float parade, the opposition group of councillors has disputed the claim of the Margao civic body that the council had unanimously resolved to hold the Carnival float parade in Fatorda.

In fact, Chairperson of the Margao Carnival Committee Arthur D’Silva has said the councillors had lodged a written representation addressed to the authorities, including the Director of Tourism, claiming that the resolution attached by the MMC in the High Court was allegedly fabricated by the civic body.

“There was no unanimity on the resolution. Majority of the councillors had voted in favour of the old Holy Spirit-MMC square route. But the Council has filed before the High Court a resolution claiming it was passed unanimously by the civic body. Even the media reports will prove that the so-called resolution was not passed unanimously. We have now brought this to the notice of the authorities to prove that the resolution was fabricated by the Council,” Arthur said while exuding confidence that the authorities will do justice to the Margao Carnival Committee.



Collector to hold meet today 
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MARGAO
In the light of the High Court order, South Goa District Collector South Ajit Roy has called a meeting of the authorities concerned on Saturday to take a decision on the Margao Carnival parade route.
The meeting called by the Collector is expected to take a call on the application moved MMC Chairperson, Pooja Naik, seeking permission for holding the carnival parade on the Old market Colva circle to Lake Plaza, Fatorda, route. The Chairperson has also sought permission for the use of sound on the day of the parade.
Sources in the district police headquarters told The Goan that the application received from the Chairperson will be forwarded to the office of the Collector for consideration and necessary action.
The meeting called by the District Collector also assumes significance given that the High Court has barred the Collector, South, besides the Chief Secretary, district police chief, South, Director of Tourism and the DySP, traffic from entertaining any application from the Margao Carnival committee.

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Mapusa TVC rejects demand of vendors to store their goods in market at night

The Goan Network
Published Feb 22, 2020, 3:54 AM IST
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the goan I networkMAPUSA The Town Vending Committee (TVC) of the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) on Friday decided to conduct a final survey of number of vendors occupying the Mapusa municipal area.   The TVC has also rejected the demand of a section of the vendors to allow them to store goods in the market at night.   “We have already done a preliminary survey of vendors who occupy places inside as well as outside the market. We have now decided to…

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