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Cong terms it as hollow and directionless

The Congress severely criticised the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) unveiled by the coalition government on Monday while dismissing it as ‘a bundle of contradictions in black and white’.


PANAJI:  Questioning the seriousness of the government in delivering a clear policy guideline, Congress general secretary and spokesperson Adv Yatish Naik stated, “After missing the deadline for three months, the CMP which has been offered is hollow and directionless. It is a bundle of contradictions in black and white. The CMP is thoughtless and is a result of the flourish of a pen.” Adv Naik listed several lacunae in the document. 
“CMP is silent on the BJP’s buzzword of corruption; growing tide of intolerance and the loud hum in favour of beef ban,” he said. 
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Interest waiver on agri loans below ` 1 lakh: Parrikar

The Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday promised, as part of the common minimum programme (CMP), that the interest on all farmer’s loans below Rs one lakh will be waived off.

The Goan Network
Published Jun 20, 2017, 5:09 AM IST
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PANAJI: Announcing this while unveiling the CMP, Parrikar said that farming needed to be mechanised in the State if it has to survive.   “If farming remains labour intensive it will not survive. We will introduce an interest waiver on agricultural loans up to Rs 1 lakh,” Parrikar said. The CMP also promises to “formulate suitable policies and financial support to encourage mechanised farming and agriculture.” He also said that the State would begin…

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