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Cong’s old is now gold

Strange are the ways of the functioning of the Congress party. In 2017, the Congress had denied tickets to heavy weights, Joaquimbab Alemao and Aleixobab Sequeira to make way for the young blood in the party. While Aleixobab had virtually announced his retirement from active politics, Joaquimbab had rebelled and contested the 2017 polls as an Independent. Come Saturday and Joaquimbab will be back in the Congress fold with son Yuri. Even before they returned to the party fold, the Joaquim-Yuri duo has been considered strong contenders for the Congress ticket for Cuncolim. And, so is Aleixobab for the Nuvem seat. 


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Proving a point or two to his detractors

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Nov 14, 2020, 12:50 AM IST
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It was a week when Varca strongman Bab Churchill sought to prove a point or two to his opponents not to take him for granted when it comes to politics. When it became certain that Churchillbab was losing his grip over the Benaulim panchayat, the Benaulim MLA told the media to just wait and watch. How he got one of the signatories to the motion to stay away from the meeting is unclear. That his group made a counter move by tabling a no-confidence motion against the deputy…

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