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Putting pressure on CM to work for Goa's interests

With the Mhadei crisis, Goa is perhaps facing its biggest threat ever and whilst the Goa government is giving all sorts of assurances, the actual ground reality is very different and getting worse for Goa.  However what is even more "in-digestible" is how can the CM of a small state of Goa which is clearly being bullied by a bigger state, still not have a spine and instead have the audacity to go and campaign in Karnataka for the very political leaders who are aiming to starve Goa of water! Could he not have declined and for once stood for the interests of Goa/Goans vs his personal/selfish interests? I hope Goans who are divided on religious, caste and political ideology read between the lines and see the actual loyalties of the current Goan ruling dispensation which is more to their party, their political ambitions, their wealth and their "employers" in Delhi. We should make wiser choices at the ballot box and now the least we can do now is to put pressure on the CM and his ministers to work for Goa's interests.


 

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Backtracking on poll promises

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Apr 4, 2023, 7:50 PM IST
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After promising in its election manifesto to provide three free LPG cylinders per year to every household in Goa, the State government has reportedly dropped the proposal citing financial burden on the state exchequer. It is learnt that the proposal approved by the Cabinet in March, last year would have cost the government an additional financial burden of around Rs 120 crore annually, if implemented without any income criteria. The proposal was later diluted and it was…

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