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Cong sets up Minority Cell in Canacona

CANACONA

The Congress installed its Minority Cell with the induction of over 40 members in Canacona on Wednesday.

The new members were inducted from different minority communities under the leadership of Canacona Congress Minority Cell President Gaspar Coutinho and Imtiyaz Sidhaqui.

Inacio Barretto, Martin D'Costa and Sancio Fernandes are some executive members among the 40 new faces in the Minority Cell.

District Minority Cell President Nazir Khan said the Congress has a 15-point demand with the Minority Commission and it their demands is fulfilled, minorities will get employment and housing loans.

Others who spoke included Congress candidate Janardhan Bhandari, Canacona Congress Block President Prahlay Bhagat, Goa Forward leader Prashant Naik and Gaspar Coutinho, while those present at the event included IYC National Coordinator Sayed Khalid and Narsimha Yadav, Vice-President (Minority Cell) Firoz Khan and Shristhal Sarpanch Ramu Naik.

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Police find it tough to control supporters' crowd

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Jan 28, 2022, 12:33 AM IST
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MARGAOGoa Police has a tough time in controlling the huge crowds of supporters of candidates, who thronged to the Matanhy Saldanha complex on the penultimate day of filing of nomination papers.Supporters and party workers swarmed around the north and west side of the district Collectorate building, violating the COVID-19 pandemic norms with impunity.As party supporters and workers gathered just outside the office of Returning officers, shouting slogans in support of their…

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