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Panaji ticket: Fadnavis attempts to cover up


In an attempt to deflect from the major goof up, Goa BJP’s election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis has now stated that Uptal Parrikar was assured the Panaji seat at the assembly elections in 2027.

Utpal has repeatedly and unequivocally publicly stated that he was not seeking the Panaji seat for himself but as a matter of principle would be content if the ticket was given to a good and educated candidate who has no serious criminal antecedents.

And does Fadnavis have to be told that promises for a ticket at the next election is a cheap political gimmick to hoodwink aspiring candidates?

A much discredited BJP is facing a fierce revolt from its own cadres across Goa like never before seen.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant would be responsible for BJP’s waterloo and Fadnavis cannot escape the blame too.


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The good, the bad & the ugly in polls

TOMAS LOBO, Aldona
Published Feb 4, 2022, 10:54 PM IST
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Going by the track record of those who have entered the fray of our upcoming Assembly elections it appears that we have more candidates with criminal antecedents vying to seek entry into the corridors of power than ones with probity, respectability and strength of character. We need politicians with high moral integrity, competence, accountability and educational merit who will devise policies that benefit the common man. We need leaders who will listen to the…

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