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Cash for votes: CEC needs to be vigilant

The recent seizure of liquor, cash and drugs is alarming’. How do we ensure digital transfer of cash is not being used? The CEC must check transactions from google pay and other apps on the voting day. There is every possibility this is happening. The money may not be transferred directly to the voters but to the distributors. Likewise, free stays at hotels, restaurants, etc can all serve as cash for votes. The CEC must come out with a blanket ban on all such freebies.


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Migrants entering State by droves

RONNIE D’SOUZA, Chandor
Published Feb 10, 2022, 12:22 AM IST
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It’s election time in Goa and it’s not unusual to see candidates canvassing and parties having their meeting that are attended in large numbers.But what is unusual to notice is hordes of migrants setting foot in the State. Hundreds of migrants are seen arriving in trains and buses in Vasco, Margao, Mapusa and Ponda.This migrants who are brought for elections as vote banks get all the facilities like money, return ticket, food and alcohol. Concerned authorities need to…

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