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Kejriwal knocks Salcete doors

His first visit to the political significant Salcete taluka, where as many as eight Assembly seats are at stake, saw Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal promising something or the other to all -- safety and security for the senior citizens, quality education for children, health for the masses, relief to households plagued by power outages and time bound services to the public at large.

# Promises galore at Margao # Talks of political revolution, power to people

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 And, he conveyed a message loud and clear to other political players from Salcete -- once considered a stronghold of the Congress -- that the 2017 Assembly election for the Goa Legislative Assembly is no ordinary election, but will bring about a political revolution in the State.   
Kejriwal appeared content with the response AAP has been receiving from citizens since he first visited the State three months ago. “I am happy about the response AAP has received so far from the people”, he told The Goan as he left the Grace Church hall, Margao after an interaction with the citizens arranged by the Shadow Council of Margao.   
During the interaction, Kejriwal promised to bring revolutionary changes in the health and education sector in Goa and implement time-bound services with a provision for payment of compensation to the citizens. Delhi’s Education and Health Ministers will descend in the state within a month’s time to explain the advances made in Delhi in the education and health sector.   
“Goa’s election is no ordinary election. This is going to be a political revolution. The previous election was between the BJP and the Congress and the people of Goa
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Cong questions law and order situation in state

Hitting out at the government, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Thursday said that the law and order in the state was at an all-time low.

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Published Aug 19, 2016, 5:45 AM IST
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PANAJISpeaking to mediapersons, spokesperson Agnelo Fernandes said, “In the last four and half years, the state of law and order in Goa has been at an all-time low. The police morale has also hit an all-time low.”  Fernandes, along with fellow spokesperson Sunil Kawtankar, referred  to the case against Chief Minister’s brother-in-law, as well as the attack on Colvale jail inmate.  “There is a serious and organised crime happening in the state today. How…

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