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CM needs to take note of family raj in his own party

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has reportedly said that Mahatma Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have no direct relations and for 70 years only one family has enjoyed political power in the name of Gandhi in this country.

Well, everyone knows about the above disclosed fact but what is Sawant really trying to say by making such a sudden outdated statement in Goa? Looks like Sawant is seeing only Rahul Gandhi's ghost  of late in his dreams at night almost everyday.

Rahul Gandhi might not be be directly related to Mahatma Gandhi. But didn't his late grandmother, Indira Gandhi and his late father Rajiv Gandhi (both former prime ministers) lay down their lives just like Mahatma Gandhi whilst serving this nation?

I therefore think that Sawant should first tell Goans why the central BJP leaders are currently allowing known power hungry leaders like Vishwajit Rane, Babush Monserrate (including Michael Lobo) to officially promote family raj in a very big way in our state before targeting the Congress party and the Gandhis.




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Refusal to accept reality will be disastrous for country

MELVILLE X D'SOUZA, Mumbai
Published Oct 17, 2022, 7:53 PM IST
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This is with reference to the editorial, "Distribution doesn't equal nutrition - The Goan Everyday October 17, 2022." That was an interesting, eye-opening editorial on the Global Hunger index report where India ranks 107 out of 121 countries. Understandably, India's response has been one of denial, refusal to accept the reality, terming it as dubious and an attempt to defame our country. That may be a point for debate if you wish, but at the end of the day, the fact is that…

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