MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026

HC issues notice on petition against Shah’s airport meet

A division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising Justices F M Reis and Nutan Sardessai on Monday issued notices returnable in three weeks to the Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chief Secretary of Goa Director General of Police, the Airport Director and the Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on a petition filed by Aires Rodrigues seeking a thorough probe into BJP National President Amit Shah’s public meeting held on July 1 at Goa’s Dabolim Airport.

the goan I networkrPANAJI rrAdv Rodrigues in his petition has also stated that probably for the first time ever a public meeting was organized by a political party on July 1, 2017 within the high security precincts of an airport when the Goa BJP held a public meeting addressed by its party National President Amit Shah at Goa’s Dabolim rAirport. Rodrigues who alleged that the meeting was illegal, has sought directions to ensure that the rule of law is upheld by holding an inquiry for fixing the responsibility and taking action in accordance with law against the organisers and those responsible for that illegal public meeting held within the precincts of Dabolim Airport in total violation of law. rSubmitting along with his petition photographs of Amit Shah’s public meeting at the Airport, Rodrigues has in his petition further stated that the BJP which organized that public meeting on one hand falsely claimed that all necessary permissions to hold the meet were obtained while at the same time also stated rthat the meeting was not rpre-planned but was spontaneous. rAdv Rodrigues in his petition has also submitted that the authorities ought to have registered an FIR against the organizers of that illegal public meeting besides Shah and all the other dignitaries.
SHARE ON

Tito set to take charge as MMC Vice-chairperson

Two-time councillor and ST leader, Tito Cardozo, is all set to take charge as Vice-chairperson of the Margao Municipal Council.

The Goan Network
Published Jul 11, 2017, 10:30 AM IST
SHARE ON

the goan I networkrMARGAO rrChief of Goa Forward Party ST front and son of veteran Congress leader and former councillor, Tito’s election as the new MMC Vice-chairperson on Tuesday morning is a foregone conclusion since the presiding officer has received his lone nomination for the post, left vacant by the resignation of Doris Texeira. rThat the Goa Forward and BJP-backed councillors were firmly behind Tito’s candidature became evident when his name was proposed by…

READ MORE

Keep Reading — More from GOA NEWS

2 more related stories queued · tap to continue reading

Home HOME News GOA NEWS Global GLOBAL GOENKAR Search SEARCH