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Regarding show of hands in municipality polls

In yesterday’s Assembly session there was a bill introduced by Viswajit Rane regarding show of hand for the election of Chairperson in municipality elections. This was necessary because Margao MLA Digamber Kamat’s candidate lost in the secret ballot elections to the Chairperson’s post.

Hence, this bill was introduced to save his skin. A similar bill maybe adopted for elections in panchyats and Zilla panchayat.

The curtailed Assembly session clearly points that the ruling party doesn’t want to face criticism of the government and doesn’t allow the Opposition to speak. This shows that this government is not of the people by the people and for the people.


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Assembly session on Mhadei issue

Raju Ramamurthy, Vasco
Published Jan 20, 2023, 11:59 PM IST
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The four-day Assembly session of Goa concluded with heated arguments on Mhadei issue. The river issue is now 32 years old. Today the river water is main for the survival of people in the areas along with flora and fauna. The Assembly session also appointed house committee on Mhadei issue headed by WRD Minister Subhash shirodkar and other members of the house including opposition party leaders.For Karnataka, it is a political issue to win elections but for Goa it is question…

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