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GFP accusses Centre, State govt of betraying Goans

PANAJI

Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai on Wednesday boycotted the President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the Goa Legislative Assembly as a mark of protest against State and Centre’s betrayal of Goans on issues like Mhadei river water diversion, political reservation to Scheduled Tribes and coal pollution.  

“I have a message too. With all due respect to the Rashtrapatihi, I stayed away from the functions organized by the Government of Goa because I am tired of the hypocrisy and neglect shown to Goa and Goemkars time and again by both the BJP government in Goa and at the Centre,” he tweeted.  

“No glittering event can take away the betrayal of the ST community with respect to their reservation or the betrayal of Goans with respect to Mhadei and coal,” he added.  

He has urged the double engine government to stop taking Goans for granted.  

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Panaji Mayor stopped from entering Assembly over lack of ID card

The Goan Network
Published Aug 24, 2023, 12:23 AM IST
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PANAJICity Mayor Rohit Monserrate faced embarrassment when he was denied entry into the Goa Legislative Assembly for failing to provide his identity card to the central security forces who took over the security at the premises owing to President Droupadi Murmu’s visit.Despite arriving accompanied by his office staff and presenting the invitation, Monserrate did not carry his identification card. Left with no alternative to access the assembly, where President Murmu…

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