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Mar 17, 2019
Congress stakes claim to form Goa govt again, writes to governor saying BJP has ‘lost trust of people’
In a letter to Sinha, the leader of opposition in the Goa legislative assembly, Chandrakant Kavlekar, claimed that the Congress party has the majority to form the government in Goa and that “the numbers of the BJP may further dwindle” in the state Assembly. -
Jan 29, 2019
Goa Budget Session begins; members of Opposition wear black armbands in protest, Congress boycotts governor’s address
The Opposition Congress boycotted Goa governor Mridula Sinha's address to the House on the first day of the state Assembly's budget Session on Tuesday. Members of the opposition wore black bands on their arms as a mark of protest, claiming that their "voice was not being heard by the BJP-led state government". -
Dec 23, 2018
Goa Congress claims attack on party workers in Panaji was 'government-sponsored', accuses police of backing BJP
Accusing police of siding with the BJP, Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said the police officers who were present at the spot gave a free hand to the saffron party activists to assault Congress workers. -
Dec 18, 2018
Goa Congress asks why Narendra Modi bought Rafale fighter jets when Manohar Parrikar favoured cheaper Sukhoi
Addressing a press conference at the state Congress headquarters in Panaji, Ramakant Khalap also said that the mystery of Rafale deal was embedded in a geographic triangle of Paris, Delhi and Goa -
Oct 23, 2018
Goa Congress seeks appointment with ailing Manohar Parrikar to apprise him of BJP's 'opportunism' in his absence
The Goa Congress Sunday said it would seek an appointment with ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to apprise him of how BJP leaders and state bureaucrats were taking "advantage" of his absence from office. -
Oct 18, 2018
Goa Congress MLAs switching over to BJP is 'setback' for saffron party, says Congress leader Salman Khurshid
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said switching over of two Goa Congress MLAs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a "setback" for the saffron party as the latter speaks of "principle politics", but practises something opposite to it. -
Oct 16, 2018
Congress MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte quit Goa Assembly, join BJP after meeting Amit Shah
In a setback to the Congress in Goa, two of its legislators, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte have resigned as members of the state Assembly Tuesday, Speaker Pramod Sawant said. -
Oct 16, 2018
'Not a setback': Congress says it will continue efforts to form govt in Goa after two leaders quit Assembly
Last month, the Congress had submitted a memorandum to Governor Mridula Sinha, staking claim to form an alternate government. -
Oct 16, 2018
Two Goa Congress legislators, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar, leave for Delhi amid speculations of joining BJP
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Sep 22, 2018
Goa Congress accuses Manohar Parrikar of threatening people from hospital; demands medical bulletin on CM's health
The Goa Congress chief's allegation comes a day after Vijai Sardesai, president of coalition ally Goa Forward Party, told the media that Parrikar spoke to him over the phone on Thursday over administrative matters.
