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Kejriwal's poll bonanza should lift people's spirits

At a recent meeting in Margao, AAP National convenor Arvind Kejriwal rolled out  six guarantees  for Goa if voted to power in the 2027 Assembly elections. The guarantees include free electricity upto 300 units for every household, Rs 10 lakh health insurance for every family, Rs 3,000 per month for every girl above the age of 18 years, scrapping of section 39A of the TCP Act, developing  sports grounds in every village , etc.  All this should certainly bring cheer and lift the spirits of the people of Goa who are totally dissatisfied and unhappy with the present dispensation and urgently seek a change. With the credibility of the Congress party at an all time low, and infighting in its ranks , hopes of the AAP have brightened up considerably and chances of their coming to power in 2027 cannot be ruled out


AF NAZARETH, Alto Porvorim

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BJP leadership running out of scapegoats

The Goan Network
Published Aug 10, 2026, 10:44 PM IST
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With growing criticism of BJP governance, the BJP/RSS leadership have in their arsenal controversial nationalistic/religious issues to divide voters and retain power. The latest is the FCRA move by the BJP to divert people's attention and come up with excuses for their failures, high level corruption and mis-governance. Rather than introspecting why people are getting unhappy, the egoistic BJP leaders are instead looking for such excuses, manipulating or blocking social…

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