BJP candidates in North and South Goa constituencies submit nomination forms

BJP candidates in North and South Goa constituencies submit nomination forms Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Shripad Naik and Pallavi Dempo on Tuesday filed their nominations for elections to the North Goa and South Goa seats respectively. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who accompanied Naik and Dempo during the filing of their nominations, expressed confidence that the BJP will win both the seats in the coastal state by huge margins. Pallavi Dempo, the executive director of Dempo Industries, filed her nomination before the returning officer at the Mathany Saldanha complex (administrative building) at Margao in South Goa. She was accompanied by CM Sawant, state BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanavade and hundreds of supporters. The South Goa Lok Sabha seat is currently held by Congress' Francisco Sardinha. Dempo is pitted against Viriato Fernandes of the Congress. North Goa MP Shripad Naik filed his papers at the collectorate in state capital Panaji in the presence of CM Sawant and Tanavade. Naik said he is getting an overwhelming response from voters and has completed one round of campaigning. The parliamentarian is pitted against Congress candidate Ramakant Khalap. Sawant said in Panaji that the BJP will win both the seats in Goa. ''We will win by a margin of one lakh votes in North Goa and by 60,000 votes in South Goa,'' he said. Sawant said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given various guarantees in the party's manifesto. ''The people of Goa have also given the guarantee that they will elect both the BJP candidates,'' he said. The Lok Sabha polls in Goa will be held in a single phase on May 7.

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Cong could hold back-to-back events in Goa LS seats due to infra development by Modi govt: BJP

Cong could hold back-to-back events in Goa LS seats due to infra development by Modi govt: BJP The ruling BJP in Goa on Wednesday claimed the opposition Congress could hold poll-related events in both Lok Sabha constituencies in the state within a gap of few hours thanks to the ''superb'' infrastructure put in place by the Narendra Modi government that made commuting easy for people. The Congress on Tuesday held Lok Sabha election campaign meetings - first at Patradevi in North Goa constituency at 9 am and later at Margao in South Goa poll campaign at 12.30 pm. The grand old party could hold and finish both its events in time as the leaders of INDIA bloc were seen travelling in a bus from Patradevi to Margao, which is a distance of 80 km. Talking to reporters, Goa BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade said the Congress could complete both its events in time thanks to the infrastructure created by the Modi-led NDA government. ''From North to South, the Modi-led government has created road infrastructure and bridges which has made commuting easier. This is the strength of the BJP and its government,'' he said. But if the Congress ruled the Centre, the leaders would have got stuck in the traffic, he alleged. The BJP launched a campaign on social media on Tuesday, claiming that the Congress could hold both its functions owing to the roads developed by the BJP government. BJP wrote on social media that it was possible for Congress to make a bus trip from Margao to the Patradevi border in North Goa, give speeches and return to Margao in time to launch the South Goa campaign only because of the ''superb'' road infrastructure built by the BJP's ''double-engine sarkar''. ''If the Congress was in power, they (party cadres) would have got stuck near the Zuari bridge and then at the Mandovi bridge. The Atal Setu and New Zuari bridge are architectural marvels and a testimony to BJP's good governance and 'Modi Ki Guarantee','' the party's media post said.

All the programmes being inaugurated by the Centre were initially started by me: Mamata Banerjee

All the programmes being inaugurated by the Centre were initially started by me: Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that all the programmes that are being inaugurated by them (the Centre) were started by her. When Anandpur Sahib completed 300 years of existence, I was the rail minister and I built the railway station. Many railway stations in India, be it Ajmer Sharif, dakhineshwar, Anandpur Sahib and others including Kamakhya station, I was the one responsible. Today, all the programmes that are being inaugurated by them (the Centre) have been started by me, Mamata Banerjee said. Mamata Banerjee mentioned how she faced criticism even after working not just for West Bengal but for other states too. I have spent hundreds of crores for Bengal. Back then, people used to verbally abuse me, saying, Mamta is only for Bengal, she is doing everything for Bengal.. Is Anandpur Sahib in Bengal? Delhi Metro would not have been there if I wasn't the rail minister. I can challenge them, that's how sure I am. Who was responsible for the Railway Vikas Corporation in Mumbai? I started it. Who brought the anti-collision device? I did it in Goa's Margao, Mamata Banerjee said. Mamata Banerjee emphasized her proactive role during crises, citing an instance during her tenure as the railway minister when she swiftly responded to the earthquake in Kutch, Gujarat. Do you know that when an earthquake occurred at Kutch in Gujarat, I was the railway minister. Atal Ji was the prime minister back then but he was not like this (the current PM). I respect him. Atal Ji asked, 'Mamta, what will happen if we can't transport the (relief) materials? People will die without food. I replied, saying that I needed just a single night and that I would do something about it. I laid down an entire railway line in a single night. The rail line, which took 4 years to establish, I completed in just a single night. All the materials from Delhi, such as food, were transported there. You all don't know anything about this. Meanwhile, TMC is set to hold a roadshow against CAA in Siliguri, West Bengal, on March 13. According to West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas, CM Mamata Banerjee will take part in the roadshow, which will commence from Mainak and conclude at Venus More in Siliguri. (ANI)

Man From Odisha Held With 4 Kg Ganja In Goa

Panaji: The Goa Police on Sunday arrested a man hailing from Odisha for allegedly possessing ganja valued at Rs 4 lakh, officials said. The police said that the Crime Branch team led by Police Inspector Dattaram Raut conducted a raid near wholesale fish market at Margao in South Goa and nabbed the accused person. [] The post Man From Odisha Held With 4 Kg Ganja In Goa appeared first on Pragativadi | Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha, Latest Odisha News .

Man from Odisha held in Goa with 4 kg ganja

Panaji, March 10 (IANS) The Goa Police on Sunday arrested a man hailing from Odisha for allegedly possessing ganja valued at Rs 4 lakh, officials said. The police said that the Crime Branch team led by Police Inspector Dattaram Raut conducted a raid near wholesale fish market at Margao in South Goa and nabbed the []

If score was 3-0 or 4-0, maybe it would be fair: FC Goas Manolo Marquez

Margao: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez feels theres room for improvement after his side edged past East Bengal FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here in Goa on Wednesday night. The Gaurs took the upper hand from the offset, generating waves of attack through both flanks. After []

ISL 2023-24: FC Goa look to address win-drought as pressure increases on East Bengal FC

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NorthEast United FC beat FC Goa 2-0 in ISL

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