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PWD recruitment scam is loot of Goa

With so many scams coming to light, the people of Goa will have to judge which is the biggest one. In terms of the sheer amount involved, the alleged Rs 70 crore PWD recruitment scam is nothing compared to the loot and plunder going on at the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) which doubtlessly is today the mother of all scams.

While in the Opposition, the now Panaji MLA Babush Monserrate, had accused the IPSCDL of being a big den of rampant corruption. Ironically Babush Monserrate and his Mayor son are now directors of that very IPSCDL and virtually manipulating its functioning. There needs to be a probe into those crores being deviously funnelled into the political pockets under the guise of making Panaji a Smart City.


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A leader who rakes up past has nothing to offer

REKHA SARIN, Benaulim
Published Dec 20, 2021, 11:58 PM IST
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The newspapers have been carpet-bombing us with hagiographic images and utterances of the PM on December 19. It almost seemed as if God himself had descended from the heavens. The sojourn was ostensibly to inaugurate various civil projects but the PM missed no opportunity to slyly denigrate Nehru by mentioning that Liberation Day could have arrived sooner had Sardar Patel lived a bit longer and that the delay resulted in more Goan freedom fighters losing their lives. He…

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