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Govt relents, amends circular to exclude MLAs and MPs

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday relented and assured that the state government would amend the circular prohibiting government officers from visiting offices and residences of MLAs for meetings to exclude MLAs and MPs from the list.

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Replying to a calling attention motion moved jointly by the opposition led by Quepem MLA Chandrakant Kavlekar, Parrikar said that the circular "will be modified to exempt MLAs and MPs."
After disrupting the proceedings in the House on Tuesday, after their adjournment motion was disallowed by the office of the speaker, the opposition moved a calling attention motion besides also accepting the invitation of the Chief Minister to discuss the matter with him in the morning.
Speaking on the motion, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar said that, they had demanded that the circular be revoked only because the concerns of the people were rising by the day and without access to government officials it would be difficult to address these concerns.
"Our demand is that in the future, before taking any such decisions, it would be wise to consult us and take everybody into confidence. It will ensure that in the future, the time of the house is not wasted," Kavlekar said.
In response, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that he was not averse to amending

Our demand is that in the future, before taking any such decisions, it would be wise to consult us and take everybody into confidence. It will ensure that the time of the house is not wasted
in future
-Chandrakant Kavlekar

If you were to show this kind of attitude yesterday, the matter would have been solved yesterday itself. When I said yesterday that I can offer you a solution without withdrawing the circular but only amending it, this is what I had meant
-Manohar Parrikar

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HC drops anchor on more casinos in River Mandovi

The Bombay High Court at Goa has prohibited the government from granting fresh permissions for the entry of new casinos in the River Mandovi without prior permission of the Court. rnThe order which was issued on July 12 while admitting a petition filed by a dentist, Dr Aquaviva Fernandes, came one day before the Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd unsuccessfully sought to bring in its vessel MV Lucky Seven into the River Mandovi.

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