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ECI stamps Goa Forward as political party

The Election Commission of India has registered Goa Forward Party as a political party under the Representation of People’s Act 1951 with effect from August 5, even as its mentor, MLA Vijai Sardesai, asserted the party will not remain ‘sussegad” but will soon make its presence felt across the nook and corner of the state.

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Soon after the ECI communicated the registration of the party, the Goa Forward Party leadership went into a huddle at a city hotel here on Wednesday, with Sardesai making his presence felt at the meet to chalk out the party’s programme ahead of the 2017 election. “We thank the ECI for accepting our application for registration and we hope that the party will get its election symbol by September-end,” Sardesai said.   
Sources in the know said the Independent MLA has briefed the party leadership at today’s meeting on the political leaders and workers who are expected to join the party in the run up to the Assembly election. Sources said the Independent MLA also drew attention of the party leadership to public issues highlighted by him in the just concluded Assembly session and the need to take these to the people’s court.  
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Caitu cuts Churchill to size, says he is fooling people

The political climate in coastal Benaulim constituency is hotting up ahead of the 2017 Assembly election with arch rivals MLA Caitu Silva and his bete noire Churchill Alemao taking on each other in a game of one-upmanship.

the goan I network
Published Aug 18, 2016, 5:22 AM IST
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MARGAO   If Churchill took up the issue of damaged roads during the weekend to issue a warning to the MLA that he would take to the streets if these were not restored within three months, Caitu hit back hard at his rival on Wednesday telling him to stop fooling the people of Benaulim.  The MLA came to the media accompanied by sarpanchas of at least four out of the seven panchayats in Benaulim constituency in an apparent bid to show Churchill he still holds…

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