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No enemies & friends in politics, says Mandrem Cong

Stating that there are no enemies and friends in politics, Mandrem Block Congress President Narayan Redkar said BJP is set to form the government with its opposition, which came under bitter criticism from BJP leader and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar.


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“BJP leaders didn’t care for the efforts taken by their party workers and has shown that BJP can cross any limit to regain power,” Redkar told the local reporters.  
According to sources, people in Mandrem constituency had hopes that Mandrem MLA Dayanand Sopte, who defeated Laxmikant Parsekar, would be a minister.  
The Mandrem Congress supporters had hopes that Congress would form the government in the State. But after BJP staked its claim to form the government, hopes of the Congress supporters were dashed. “We thank the people from Mandrem constituency for trusting in the Congress party,” Redkar added.  
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Anger in Porvorim against Rohan too

Anger is brewing in Porvorim constituency after Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte swiftly decided to join the BJP-led government in the State.

ANIL SHANKHWALKAR
Published Mar 14, 2017, 4:35 AM IST
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PORVORIM Speaking to The Goan, many people accused Khaunte of betraying the voters, especially after his bitter campaign against BJP in the 2017 polls.  Said Lavy Pinto, a voter from Porvorim: “In more than 25 constituencies, people voted against the BJP. However, we’re now unable to change the fact that the elected representatives, chosen for their stand against corruption and policies of the BJP, are now supporting the same party we voted out. Extremely…

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