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If in power, GF says it will probe ODP 'scam'

MARGAO

Smelling a multi-crore scam in the Margao ODP, the Goa Forward party on Thursday said the party would institute a probe in the plan if the party comes to power after the 2017 election.

Addressing the media, Goa Forward party president Prabhakar Timble said that it is surprising that the government and the SGPDA is rushing with the Margao ODP on the eve of the Assembly election.

He informed that the party had taken up the issue with the Election Commission and expressed satisfaction that the Commission has taken cognizance of the apprehensions raised by the party on the controversial ODPs.

Party general secretary Mohandas Lolienkar said the GF party will order a probe in the ODP if PDA Chairman Mauvin Godinho bulldozes his way and approves the ODP. “The party will also order an inquiry into the money paid by the builders to get their zones changed to commercial," he said.

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7th pay fears: Civic body workers to strike work

Employees and workers of most of the Municipal bodies in the State, barring Mapusa and Ponda, will go on strike on Friday, following the expiry of their deadline set to the civic bodies and the government to take decision on the implementation of the 7th pay commission recommendation to the civic workers.

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Dec 16, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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MARGAO Goa Municipal employees' Association President Keshav Prabhu and general secretary Anil Shirodkar said municipal workers across the State will strike work from Friday in support of their demand for the implementation of the 7th pay commission recommendations for the employees. Keshav pointed out that the municipal workers employed in the two Municipal councils of Mapusa and Ponda since the councils have taken the resolutions to implement the 7th pay commission…

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