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St Xavier's College should not bow to ABVP demands

A handful of ABVP members who were involved in creating a recent ruckus at the campus of St Xavier's College, Mapusa were seen trying to paint an innocent picture of themselves by giving their own silly justifications and accusing the management of the said college with all kinds of allegations at a press conference.

Well, if they were really fighting to uphold the rights of students of St Xavier's College, Mapusa then how come majority students from the same college were not seen backing the ABVP.

The one thing I know about the members of this BJP-affiliated ABVP is that they are habitually known for threatening students by even using violence, rigging elections and installing their own councils in many prestigious /reputed colleges of India (which includes Goa) to further their own communal agenda. I therefore feel that the management of St Xavier's College, Mapusa should just not allow these ABVP members to forcibly take over the Students Council of their college under no circumstances & to promote their communal hate agendas.




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Speedy passing of bills does not augur well for democracy

DIOMEDES PEREIRA, Corlim
Published Jan 23, 2023, 9:53 PM IST
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The Bills passed in the Assembly session with lightning speed may be because the ruling dispensation is using its brute majority in the 40-member Goa Assembly. We have never seen such moves when MGP and Congress and other parties were ruling in the State, infact they used to go for discussion on the moved bill before it was passed in the Assembly session. The reasoning may have been they would get some useful inputs from the Opposition which could be incorporated in the…

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