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  • Goa polls: Instances compelled me to contest independently, says Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal

    Through ANI

    PANAJI: Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Leader Minister Overdue Manohar Parrikar on Saturday stated that cases compelled him to take a call of contesting as an impartial candidate from Panaji within the resulting Goa Meeting polls.

    Utpal additionally stated that he’s going to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji and find out about their issues.

    Talking to ANI forward of the Goa Meeting elections, he stated, “I will be able to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji. The cases compelled me to take this choice (of contesting an impartial candidate) from Panaji. I wish to give folks a excellent choice in applicants.”

    Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister Manohar Parrikar, filed his nomination papers from the Panaji Meeting constituency on Thursday.

    Closing week, he resigned from the main club of BJP after the birthday celebration denied him a price ticket from the Panaji constituency and fielded Congress birthday celebration turncoat Atanasio “Babush” Monserrate.

    After BJP snubbed him, Parrikar made up our minds to contest the approaching Goa election as an impartial candidate.

    In the meantime, Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant had stated that the central leaders of BJP have been in dialog with Utpal and had presented him two constituencies to contest the election within the upcoming Goa Meeting polls.

    Goa is scheduled to visit the Meeting polls on February 14. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • Preventing Goa polls was once by no means cakewalk for Shiv Sena, NCP, displays information

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: The Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP), the ruling allies in Maharashtra, have solid an alliance for the primary time in Goa for the February 14 Meeting elections, however information displays that successful seats on this coastal state hasn’t ever been a very simple job for the 2 events in my view, and their applicants had misplaced deposits on a number of events prior to now polls.

    Information of to the former elections confirmed that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has fared higher than the Shiv Sena when it comes to the collection of votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena has been combating elections in Goa since 1989, whilst the NCP has been at the state’s electoral scene since 2002.

    After the 2019 Meeting elections in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, which until then allied with the BJP, joined fingers with the NCP and the Congress, to shape a central authority, which was once christened because the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

    The Shiv Sena and the NCP had final week introduced that they’d contest the Goa elections in combination.

    Each events will jointly combat 20 seats for the 40-member Space.

    Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut, who introduced the primary listing of 9 applicants for the Goa Meeting polls on Friday, mentioned he sought after the MVA fashion in Maharashtra to be replicated in Goa this time, which is why he had approached the Congress with that proposal.

    However the Congress didn’t display any willingness to forge a pre-poll alliance with Sena-NCP, he mentioned.

    He additionally mentioned that if the BJP keeps energy in Goa, it’s the Congress that are meant to be blamed because it refused to tie up with the 2 events.

    In 2007, the NCP had contested the Goa Meeting polls in alliance with the Congress, whilst Shiv Sena has at all times fought the elections within the state by myself and not using a tie-up with the BJP.

    In 2017, the NCP had contested 17 seats, however may win just one seat, whilst its deposit on 16 seats was once forfeited.

    The birthday party polled 20,916 votes and registered 2.28 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena, however, had contested 3 seats at the moment, however may no longer open its account.

    It had polled 792 votes and recorded 0.09 in step with cent vote percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Aadm Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), which entered Goa’s ballot fray for the primary time in 2017, had contested 39 seats and its applicants misplaced deposit on 38 seats.

    The birthday party polled 57,420 votes and were given 6.27 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 2012, the NCP had contested seven seats and had misplaced deposit in 3 puts.

    The birthday party had polled 34,627 votes and were given 4.08 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled at the moment.

    The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena had contested 3 seats, however misplaced deposit on all 3 of them.

    It had polled best 210 votes.

    The birthday party were given 0.02 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    That yr, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had contested 20 seats and misplaced deposit on 19 seats.

    The birthday party had polled 15,323 votes with 1.81 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 2007, the NCP had contested six seats and received 3 of them.

    The birthday party misplaced its deposit in a single seat.

    It polled 35,731 votes, getting 5.02 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena had fielded seven applicants, however they all misplaced their deposits.

    The birthday party had bagged 1,049 votes with 0.15 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes.

    The NCP had contested 20 seats in 2002 and received considered one of them whilst shedding deposits in 12 seats.

    The birthday party had secured 37,093 votes with 5.83 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    The Shiv Sena had fielded 15 applicants and they all misplaced their deposits.

    The birthday party were given 4,946 votes with 0.78 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes.

    In 1999, the Sena had contested 14 seats and misplaced deposit in they all.

    It had secured 5,987 votes with 1.04 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

    In 1994, the birthday party had contested two seats, when it bagged 8,347 votes and were given 1.45 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled, whilst in 1989, of the six seats it had contested, it had misplaced deposit on 5 of them.

    It had bagged 4,960 votes and zero.98 in step with cent percentage within the general legitimate votes polled.

  • 60 consistent with cent Goa MLAs switched events in ultimate 5 years, ‘document’ in India: ADR file

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 consistent with cent of the overall energy of the 40-member state Meeting, have switched events within the ultimate 5 years, a file through an organisation has stated.

    The Affiliation of Democratic Reforms (ADR) stated in its file that with this, Goa has set a novel document, which is “extraordinary” within the historical past of Indian democracy.

    Meeting polls in Goa might be hung on February 14.

    “Within the 5 12 months tenure of the present Meeting (2017-2022), as many as 24 MLAs have modified their events, which is 60 consistent with cent of the overall energy of the Area. It hasn’t ever came about anyplace else in India. A transparent mirrored image of utter disrespect to the mandate of electorate. A callous technique to ethics and self-discipline overborne through out of control greed at its worst,” the file mentioned.

    It stated the checklist of 24 MLAs does no longer come with the names of Vishwajit Rane, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, who had resigned as Congress MLAs in 2017, and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), ahead of contesting elections on its tickets.

    Ten Congress legislators had crossed over to the BJP in 2019.

    They incorporated the then chief of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar (Quepem constituency).

    Different Congress MLAs who had converted to the BJP are – Jennifer Monserrate (Taleigao), Francisco Silveria (St Andre), Filipe Nery Rodrigues (Velim), Wilfred Nazareth Menino D’sa (Nuvem), Clafasio Dias (Cuncolim), Antonio Carano Fernandes (St Cruz), Neelkanth Halarnkar (Tivim), Isidore Fernandes (Cancona), Atanasio Monserrate (who gained the Panaji through election in 2019 after dying of Manohar Parrikar).

    Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Celebration (MGP) MLAs Deepak Pauskar (Sanvordem) and Manohar Ajgaonkar (Pernem) had additionally converted to BJP all the way through the similar duration.

    Jayesh Salgoankar of the Goa Ahead Celebration (GFP) from Saligao had additionally joined the BJP.

    Lately, former Goa leader minister Ravi Naik, a Congress MLA from Ponda, joined the ruling saffron celebration.

    Any other former CM and Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro (Navelim) had joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is attempting its electoral success in Goa for the time within the February 14 meeting polls.

    Churchill Alemao, a former CM who had gained at the Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) price tag in 2017 additionally switched to the TMC not too long ago.

    Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, a Congress MLA from Curtorim, additionally joined the Mamata Banerjee-led celebration.

    Alternatively, Lourenco resigned from the TMC as neatly and sought after to go back to the Congress, however wasn’t taken.

    He has now determined to contest the impending polls as an impartial.

    Any other MLA, Wilfred D’sa, who had hand over the Congress and joined the BJP in 2019, has resigned from the ruling celebration and is contesting as an impartial.

    Deepak Pauskar has hand over the BJP as neatly.

    Impartial MLAs Rohan Khaunte (Porvorim) and Govind Gaude (Priol) have joined the BJP, whilst any other impartial legislator, Prasad Gaonkar, has joined the Congress.

    The BJP MLAs, who hand over the celebration are – Pravin Zantye (Maem), who has now joined the MGP, Michael Lobo (Calangute), who has joined the Congress, Jose Luis Carlos Almeida (Vasco Da Gama) has joined the Congress, whilst Alina Saldanha (Cortalim) has joined the Aam Aadmi celebration (AAP).

    After defections and resignation of MLAs, the present energy of the Congress within the Area is 2, whilst that of the BJP is 27.

    The electoral fight for Goa has transform multi-cornered with the access of the TMC and competitive campaigning through the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.

    Thus far, ballot tie-ups had been solid between the regional MGP and the TMC, and between the Congress and the GFP.

    Within the 2017 elections, the Congress had emerged because the single-largest celebration in Goa through successful 17 seats within the 40-member Area, however may no longer come to energy because the BJP, which bagged 13, allied with some independents and regional events to shape the federal government.

  • Goa polls: Forward of Trinamool most sensible brass’ consult with to state, celebration candidate arrested in cheque bouncing case

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: Sandeep Vazarkar, the Trinamool Congress Birthday party’s candidate from Porvorim for the February 14 Meeting elections in Goa, used to be arrested on Saturday in a cheque-bouncing case at the orders of a Dehradun courtroom, police mentioned right here.

    Deputy Superintendent of Police (Porvorim) Vishwesh Karpe mentioned Vazarkar used to be arrested within the night after a courtroom at Dehradun issued bailable warrants towards him in two other instances.

    The instances had been registered beneath phase 138 of the Indian Penal Code which offers with the `bouncing’ of cheques for loss of finances in checking account, the deputy SP mentioned, including that Goa Police didn’t have extra details about the topic.

    Previous, on December 30, Vazarkar have been arrested via Mapusa police in an alleged case of fraud.

    He used to be later launched at the bail.

    West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress Nationwide Normal Secretary Abhishek Banerjee are some of the 30 superstar campaigners of the celebration for the Goa meeting ballot, TMC mentioned on Saturday.

    The record of campaigners for the February ballot used to be launched on Saturday.

    Former union minister Babul Supriyo, who surrender BJP for TMC, state Sports activities Minister Manoj Tiwary, Howrah MP and previous world footballer Prasun Banerjee, its Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev, TMC Rajya Sabha chief Derek O’ Brien, actor-turned Trinamool Yuva Morcha Bengal president Saayani Ghosh are some of the different superstar campaigners, in line with the record.

    Names of Luizinho Faleiro, MP and previous Goa leader minister and Churchill Alemao, any other former leader minister of the state additionally determine within the record.

    Meeting ballot is slated to be hung on February 14 within the coastal state, the place Trinamool Congress is making a powerful bid to extend its base.

  • Congress names 9 extra applicants for Goa polls; ex-BJP minister will get price ticket

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI/NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday launched its 3rd record of 9 extra birthday party applicants for the February 14 Goa meeting elections and fielded leaders who had been previous within the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

    Former BJP minister Michael Lobo, who not too long ago hand over the saffron birthday party to sign up for the Congress, figures within the record together with Lavu Mamlekar, who was once previous with the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC.

    Whilst Lobo will contest from Calangute, Mamlekar is the Congress candidate from the Marcaim Meeting constituency.

    The record, signed by means of All India Congress Committee Basic Secretary Mukul Wasnik, additionally contains former Impartial MLA Prasad Gaonkar, who had resigned from the Area not too long ago to sign up for the Congress.

    He can be contesting from his conventional Meeting seat Sanguem.

    Meghashyam Raut is the Congress candidate from Bicholim, whilst Aman Lotlikar has been fielded from Tivim, Vikash Prabhudesai from Porvorim, Anthony Fernandes from St Andre and Janardhan Bhandari from Canacona.

    Senior Congress chief Dharmesh Saglani shall be contesting from the Sankhalim Meeting constituency, recently represented by means of Leader Minister Pramod Sawant.

    The principle opposition birthday party has up to now introduced birthday party tickets for twenty-four applicants for the single-phase polls to the 40-member Goa Meeting.

    The Sonia Gandhi-led birthday party has already introduced a pre-poll alliance with the Goa Ahead Birthday celebration, a regional outfit.

    The Congress had received 17 seats within the 2017 Meeting polls within the tiny coastal state to emerge as the one biggest birthday party.

    Then again, the BJP, which was once then No.2 with regards to seats, temporarily stitched an alliance with smaller events and Impartial MLAs to shape its govt in Goa.

  • Does not BJP imagine in integrity, personality, asks past due Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s Son Utpal

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: An afternoon after being snubbed through senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis over ballot price tag, Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister past due Manohar Parrikar, on Thursday requested whether or not the birthday celebration believes in integrity and personality or no longer.

    He additionally mentioned that the BJP leaders from Panaji meeting constituency, who previous labored together with his father, are recently supporting him in his marketing campaign.

    On Wednesday, Fadnavis had mentioned that the birthday celebration can not give a price tag to any one for the February 14 Goa meeting polls simply because he’s a son of a pace-setter.

    His remark was once it sounds as if aimed toward Utpal Parrikar, who has been lobbying to get the birthday celebration’s candidature from the Panaji meeting seat.

    Panaji constituency is recently represented through BJP MLA Atanasio Monserratte, who had shifted from Congress to BJP in 2019.

    “I’m a small birthday celebration employee and can’t touch upon what senior chief like Devendra Fadnavis has mentioned. But when I sought after to invite for a price tag simply because I’m son of Manohar Parrikar, then I’d have demanded it final time (all over the by-election held after the loss of life of Parrikar),” he mentioned.

    The previous defence minister died on Might 17, 2019.

    Utpal Parrikar mentioned that he continues to satisfy the electorate in Panaji constituency.

    “The ones BJP leaders who have been with my father proper from 1994 are recently with me,” he mentioned.

    Expressing sadness over the best way “issues are taking place in Goa”, he requested whether or not integrity and personality don’t subject.

    “Will the birthday celebration give price tag to the individual with felony antecedents within the constituency represented through past due Manohar Parrikar?” he requested, it sounds as if relating to Monserratte, who’s recently going through an ordeal in a rape case.

    “This isn’t with reference to Panaji. The political state of affairs unfolding in Goa isn’t appropriate. It has to modify,” Parrikar mentioned.

  • Congress cannot win Goa polls by itself: Shiv Sena

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena is dissatisfied at being given a chilly shoulder by means of the Congress over its proposal to copy the Maharashtra coalition experiment within the Goa Meeting elections.

    Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Thursday stated the political scenario it Goa is such that the Congress can’t transcend unmarried digit if it contests the meeting polls within the coastal state by itself.

    “The Congress has simplest 3 MLAs in Goa. The birthday celebration’s MLAs have abandoned it enmasse. Key political events, we (Shiv Sena and NCP) had introduced to make stronger the Congress in its tricky occasions. However I have no idea what the Congress is pondering. It can’t move the one digit mark if it contests by myself,” Raut instructed journalists right here.

    Raut, who had held a spherical of discussions with AICC in-charge of Goa Dinesh Gundurao, CLP chief Digambar Kamat and Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar, stated he had positioned a suggestion that the Congress contest on 30 of the 40 meeting seats and go away the remainder for its allies.

    He stated the ten meeting seats, the place Congress has no longer received elections prior to now 50 years, may well be allotted to Shiv Sena, NCP and Goa Ahead Birthday celebration.

    Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, stated Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was once beneficial to the theory of an alliance however the native Congress management had a special view.

    Raut stated the Shiv Sena was once able to make stronger the candidature of former Goa Leader Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal will have to he come to a decision to take the political plunge within the meeting polls.

    “Utpal has to take the brave determination to contest the elections. You wish to have to be brave to contest elections. If he’s taking that call, the Shiv Sena will make stronger him,” Raut stated.

    Raut recalled that the Shiv Sena had supported the circle of relatives of Lok Sabha member from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar, who was once discovered useless in a Mumbai resort closing 12 months.

    Delkar’s spouse Kalaben Delkar received the Lok Sabha bypoll as a Shiv Sena candidate.

    Utpal had evinced passion in contesting the meeting polls from Panaji, a constituency represented by means of his father and four-term Goa Leader Minister Manohar Parrikar.

    Utpal had additionally met House Minister Amit Shah on this regard.

    Goa is going to polls on February 14.

  • Goa TMC proclaims any other ballot promise ‘Mhaje Ghar, Maalki Hakk’

    Through Categorical Information Provider

    BELGAVI: After the super reaction TMC were given for its ballot guarantees like Yuva Shakti Card and Griha Laxmi forward of the meeting elections in Goa, the Mamata Bannerjee-led birthday celebration introduced any other ballot promise ‘Mhaje Ghar Maalki Hakk’ in Panaji on Tuesday.

    “This is a landmark housing rights scheme that objectives at securing the housing rights of Goans which is a constitutional responsibility of any executive and is interpreted as a Elementary Proper underneath Article 21 (Proper To Lifestyles),” stated Goa TMC.

    Underneath the scheme, the TMC-MGP alliance will make sure that inside 250 days of forming the federal government, the entire Goan households dwelling in Goa since earlier than 1976 might be supplied with identify and possession rights of land underneath ownership and 50,000 sponsored houses to homeless households. 

    As well as, TMC will operationalise pro-people legislations like The Goa Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 and The Goa Daman & Diu Mundkars (Coverage from eviction) Act, 1975 at the flooring and take the purpose additional, stated TMC Goa leaders throughout the release in their recent promise to the Goans.

    It’s time to convey an technology of pro-people law which seeks to offer protection to the lives and livelihoods of Goenkars, TMC provides.

  • Congress broadcasts 2d record of applicants for Goa polls

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday launched its 2d record of applicants for the Goa meeting elections.

    On this record, seven applicants had been named for the February 14 single-phase polls for the 40-member state meeting.

    The names of applicants had been finalised after a gathering of the central election committee of the Congress, and it used to be chaired by way of celebration president Sonia Gandhi, in step with a commentary.

    The applicants on this record are Jitendra Gaonkar, Rodolf Louis Fernandes, Rajesh Faldessai, Manisha Shenvi Usgaonkar, Viriato Fernandes, Olencio Simoes and Avertano Furtado.

    The Congress had closing month declared the names of 8 applicants for the elections.

    The consequences might be declared on March 10 together with 4 different poll-bound states — Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur.

    AICC Goa table in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao mentioned that the constituencies of Fatorda (South Goa) and Mayem (North Goa) could be contested by way of its alliance spouse, the Goa Ahead Birthday celebration.

    Furtado will contest from the Navelim constituency in South Goa, Gaonkar from Pernem and Rodolf Fernandes from St Cruz phase.

    Usgaonkar might be within the fray from the Valpoi constituency, whilst Viriato Fernandes, a retired defence officer, is the Congress candidate from Dabolim.

    Olencio Simoes, who had raised the problems relating to native fishermen, is the nominee from the Cortalim seat.

  • EC publicizes seven-phase elections to 5 states together with UP; postal ballots allowed for 80-plus

    Through On-line Table

    The Election Fee has introduced dates for the approaching Meeting elections on Saturday. It’s going to be a seven-phase election which is able to kick-off with the primary section in UP on February 10.

    In the second one section, UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will vote on February 14. Within the 3rd and fourth section, UP will cross to the polls on February 20 and 23 respectively. Within the 5th section, UP and Manipur will cross to the polls on February 27 and within the 6th section, UP and Manipur will cross to the polls on March 3. Within the 7th section, UP will cross to the polls on March 7.

    The effects will probably be declared on March 10.

    Addressing the media at Vigyan Bhawan,  Leader Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra mentioned elections will probably be held for 690 meeting seats in all – 403 in Uttar Pradesh, 117 in Punjab, 70 in Uttarakhand, 60 in Manipur and 40 in Goa.

    After taking inventory of the Covid-19 state of affairs within the nation, Chandra mentioned, “We goal to behavior Covid-safe elections in 5 states with most voter participation with intensive arrangements. Greater than 18 crore electorate, together with over 8.5 crore ladies, will probably be eligible to vote in 5 state meeting polls.”

    Assuring that the selection of polling cubicles has been higher, he mentioned, “All polling stations will probably be provided with Covid-mitigation amenities together with sanitisers and mask.”

    EVMs and VVPATs will probably be utilised in all of the polling stations. Election Fee has already made preparations to make sure an ok selection of EVMs and VVPATs are saved for the sleek behavior of elections.

    “No less than one polling sales space in every Meeting constituency will probably be solely controlled through ladies group of workers to inspire ladies electorate,” mentioned Chandra.

    Making it obligatory to divulge the prison background of the applicants, he mentioned, “The birthday celebration site must give complete disclosure of the pending prison circumstances of applicants.”

    He additionally mentioned that applicants contesting polls will probably be given an choice for on-line nomination.

    Election Fee has made elaborate preparations for making sure the efficient implementation of the Type Code of Behavior (MCC) which is able to come into impact right away from the announcement of the schedules. “Any violation of those pointers will probably be strictly handled. 0 tolerance in opposition to money-power and misuse of presidency equipment,” he mentioned.

    “Our cVIGIL software will have to be utilized by electorate to record any incident of violation of the MCC, distribution of cash and freebies. Inside of 100 mins of grievance, ECI officers will succeed in where of the offence,” Chandra added.

    After the sequence of conferences held with the Union Well being Secretary and House Secretary, mavens and well being secretaries of states and taking their perspectives at the side of the bottom state of affairs, the fee has made up our minds that postal poll votes will also be given for senior electorate above 80 years of age, individuals with disabilities and Covid-19 sufferers.

    It’s to be famous {that a} general of 18.34 crore electors together with provider electorate will participate on this election out of which 8.55 crore are ladies electors. Round 24.9 lakh first-time electors are registered within the 5 states together with Uttar Pradesh.

    Being attentive to the present Covid-19 circumstances, election officers and staff will probably be thought to be as frontline employees and all eligible officials will probably be vaccinated with ‘precautionary dose’, added Sushil Chandra.

    He additionally added that no bodily rally of political events or most likely applicants or some other crew associated with elections will probably be allowed until January 15. The ECI will due to this fact overview the placement and factor additional directions accordingly, he stressed out.