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Speculations fuelled GFP-Cong merger when Dinesh met Vijai

Guess why there’s sudden talk over the merger of Goa Forward with the Congress party? Pose this question to leaders of the regional outfit, and they all seem to be in the dark over the regional party’s merger with the Congress. Sources in the know, however, say that the merger reports emanated after Congress Goa desk observer Dinesh Gundu Rao had a meeting with Goa Forward chief Vijaibab Sardesai somewhere in the State capital. And, what further fueled speculations was when Dinesh Gundu Rao congratulated Vijaibab for stopping the Lotus from blooming in the Margao Municipal Council.

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PFI: Cops sandwiched between demands of the political class

Guilherme Almeida
Published Oct 1, 2022, 12:05 AM IST
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The ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) made the news in Saxttidom, but for a different reason, when police and other authorities found themselves sandwiched between the demands of the political class. While instructions came from the top to bind the detained members with heavy personal bonds, a neo-BJP leader is believed to have questioned the rationale of imposing huge personal bonds amounting to Rs 3 lakh. Left with no option, the authorities found a way out by…

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