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Cong candidates vow before God not to defect after election

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Jan 23, 2022, 12:41 AM IST

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Cong candidates vow before God not to defect after election

PANAJI

Congress candidates for the 2022 Assembly elections on Saturday pledged before God at the Mahalaxmi temple in Panaji and Fulancho Khuris at Bambolim that they will not defect after getting elected.

With defections becoming a norm in Goan politics, political parties have started coming up with various methods to convince the voters that their candidates will not leave the party after getting elected.

Earlier, AAP had announced that they will make their candidates sign an affidavit that they will not defect.

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Police bust gambling racket in Porvorim, three arrested

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Jan 23, 2022, 12:41 AM IST

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PORVORIMPolice busted a gambling racket using a banned Chinese poker gambling app in Porvorim and have arrested three persons in this connection.Acting on specific information, Porvorim police raided a house near the PDA colony in Porvorim between 7 pm and 11 pm on Friday.Police arrested three persons, Shashank Singh of Patna, Rajnish Kumar of Bihar and Anup Palod of MP and seized cash of Rs 5.5 lakh, mobile phones, laptops, computers, Ipads and gaming chips, all worth Rs 25…