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A queer choice of the Cong party

The presence of Ponda strongman at the Congress meeting during Goa desk in-charge, Dinesh Gundu’s, weekend visit must have come as a surprise for many. And, what must have further raised eyebrows was Ravibab Naik’s appointment as the in-charge of three Assembly constituencies for the ensuing membership drive. Congressmen are trying to figure out what made the Congress leadership entrust the membership responsibility to Ravibab when his sons have moved into the saffron brigade, ostensibly to contest the ensuing Assembly polls on the Lotus symbol in Ponda. Interesting, isn’t it?  


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Looking forward to opposition unity

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Feb 13, 2021, 12:36 AM IST
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Goa Forward Party Chief Vijaibab Sardesai’s call for opposition unity in the ensuing municipal election may earn him new friends, anxious to keep the saffron brigade at bay. He, however, may have to grapple with a pertinent question “ whether he is willing to leave any of the 11 municipal wards in Fatorda area of the Margao Municipal Council for the Congress? Congressmen from Fatorda may also want to know whether Vijaibab’s idea of opposition unity only means keeping Fatorda…

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