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2022: Not willing to give up on Cuncolim

Goa Forward Chief Vijaibab Sardesai appears quiet when his long-time family friend Joaquimbab Alemao and son Yuri are bracing up to embrace the Congress after abandoning the regional outfit. Yuri’s decision to quit the GF appeared on expected lines. Not one to take things lying down, Vijaibab, sources say, isn’t going to give up plans in Cuncolim in 2022 so easily. Sources said Vijaibab is in touch with a couple of prospective candidates for the Cuncolim seat. By the way, questions are asked in Cuncolim circles whether Vijaibab now regrets his decision to corner MLA Clafaciobab Dias in the recent past just to pave way for Yuri to prepare the ground for the 2022 battle.


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A much-anticipated move of Yuri

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Nov 14, 2020, 12:49 AM IST
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It was a week when Cuncolim MLA Joaquim Alemao’s son Yuri finally parted ways with the Goa Forward Party headed by their family friend, Vijaibab Sardesai. Yuri’s move was anticipated in political circles as well as by the Goa Forward leadership as the father and son were conspicuous by their absence at Goa Forward programmes in recent days. That Yuri and his supporters had made common cause with Congress leaders at Chandor at the protest against track-doubling a week ago had…

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