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Cong not serious in elections: Sawant on Oppn leadership skipping Goa campaign

Claims they are aware of the wave in favour of BJP

MARGAO
Saying the Congress is not serious in the election for the two Lok Sabha seats, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the Congress top leadership has not joined the campaign in support of the two candidates since they are aware of the wave is in favour of the BJP.

Sawant said both Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao and South Goa candidate Viriato Fernandes should understand why the Congress leadership have not come down to Goa for campaigning.

“Captain Viriato has insulted the Constitution and the freedom fighters. The Congress will be taught a lesson not just in Goa, but across the country in the Lok Sabha polls,” he asserted.

He added: “The BJP swear by the Constitution of India. The people will not keep quit. The Congress will have to face the wrath of the people for insulting the Constitution across the country.”

CM predicts BJP win in North by one lakh votes, South by 60,000

MARGAO: Predicting that Goa would register over 70 per cent polling on May 7, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has reiterated that the BJP will win the North Goa seat by one lakh vote margin and the South Goa seat by 60,000 votes.

He said the BJP is fighting the elections for the two Lok Sabha seats on the plank of development backed by a strong party organisation.

“I am not ready to even concede 10,000 less votes for Shripad Naik in North Goa and Pallavi Dempo in South. Both will win the election by a margin of one lakh votes and 60,000 votes respectively,” he said, adding that Goa will beat the poll per cent on May 7 by recording 70 per cent polling.

He said the people of Goa will vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda, adding that the BJP organisation is working overtime towards the party victory in both North and South Goa. “People of Goa will vote for the Prime Minister’s development, the development ushered by my government and the work of the party MLAs in the State,” he added.

LOK SABHA POLLS IS NOT REFERENDUM ON GOVT PERFORMANCE: SAWANT

MARGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said the May 7 Lok Sabha elections is not exactly a referendum on the performance of his government, saying he had undergone the test and won the confidence of the people of Goa in the 2022 Assembly election.
“This election is about the development agenda pursued by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Goa has benefited in a big way on account of Modi’s developmental projects. No doubt, the State government too has ushered in a number of projects in the State over the last two years,” he said.
Saying  he had gone to the people of Goa in the 2022 Assembly election after ruling the State since 2019, the Chief Minister told the media that he had passed the test with the people of Goa giving him the mandate to rule the State for five years.

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RGP slams religious leaders for campaigns against party

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published May 5, 2024, 1:45 AM IST
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OLD GOAThe Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) President and North Goa candidate Manoj Parab has slammed religious leaders who are campaigning against the party in St Andre constituency.Addressing supporters at a meeting at Neura, on Friday night, Parab stated that their supporters have informed that certain religious leaders are going door-to-door and urging people not to vote for RGP.“These leaders are apparently telling the voters that RGP is B-team of the BJP and will only…

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