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Challenge for Churchill

Will the 2022 Assembly polls for Benaulim turn out to be a battle between a retired seaman Churchillbab Alemao and a serving merchant Navy Capt Venzybab Viegas? While it appears certain that the Varca strongman will seek reelection from his fiefdom, Aam Aadmi Party leader Capt Venzybab is slowly emerging as the challenger for the Benaulim MLA. Churchillbab is aware that the AAP oximeter campaign is not just a campaign to check the oxygen level of Benaulikars, but a serious attempt to check the pulse of the people. That explains why Churchillbab went to the media in a hurry to checkmate the oximeter campaign in his backyard. Any takers?


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2022: The big question

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Oct 4, 2020, 12:32 AM IST
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It’s a sheer coincidence that GPCC Chief Girishbab Chodankar and CLP leader Digambar Kamat both hail from minority-dominated Saxttidom “ the Congress’s powerhouse. The duo, however, faces a moot question “ can they manage to retain stronghold over the taluka minus a Catholic face? This question has started doing the rounds in Congress circles in Saxttidom where as many as eight out of the 40 Assembly seats are at stake. And, this question is expected to come to haunt the…

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