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Will Goa CM punish ministers, MLAs linked to Arpora fire?

With the Arpora fire in which about 25 people lost their lives, the Goa Chief Minister is in damage control mode by suspending some officials and ordering a Magisterial enquiry into the same!  But clearly what is becoming increasingly obvious  is that  ministers holding portfolios of Panchayat, TCP, Tourism were the final say in allowing this illegality to come up and also to continue despite various complaints/demolition orders.  So if the Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is really serious about justice on this case then he must immediately drop, suspend the respective ministers to avoid meddling with the case and take action on the local MLAs by stripping them of all key positions on Goa government bodies. It's pointless taking action against others and sparing the main people in charge.  This will also send a strong message to all legislators on matters of accountability. The question is whether Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is really in charge and has the spine to take  tough decisions.



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Partial razing of Romeo Lane structure at Vagator a farce

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao
Published Dec 10, 2025, 7:40 PM IST
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The government on Tuesday has partially demolished an illegal encroachment on government land (leaving the main structure--long accused of violations untouched) belonging to the owners of Romeo Lane at Vagator after the death of 25 people in a fire at the club's sister concern, Birch by Romeo Lane, in Arpora. The government's sudden display comes not from commitment to rule of law, but from the compulsion of public anger after the above deadly disaster. It's a fact that…

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