SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2026
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Rallies, tall promises matter little to common man

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant while speaking to reporters on Tuesday has said that a crowd of around 50,000 people are expected to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally which is scheduled on February 6 at the KTC bus stand, Margao. Well, it looks like the BJP leaders are getting all set to bring in thousands of people even from the neighbouring states in jam-packed buses to make Modi happy and trying to take maximum political mileage out of this particular public rally at Margao with an eye on the two Lok Sabha seats. I feel that PM should first try to interact with Aam Goans on the ground living in the interior villages and then start telling big success stories about his own central government & our State BJP government at the above upcoming public rally at Margao.  Because even after 10 years of BJP rule in the state, we Goans are not experiencing any Ram Rajya or 'acche-din' but are practically suffering from unemployment, price rise problems and are facing a major threat to our own identity in Goa.



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Not much being done to reduce unemployment

NEWTON MENDONCA, Aldona
Published Feb 1, 2024, 9:46 PM IST
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