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Goa Assembly becomes first state to pass congratulatory motion for CAA, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Goa Assembly has become the first to pass a 'congratulatory motion' in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has claimed

NDA ally Goa Forward Party joins protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Margaon, says 'bad' law is creating is insecurity among people

NDA ally Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Friday joined protests held in the Margao city of Goa, against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act.

Four newly-inducted ministers to get portfolios on Monday, Pramod Sawant says day after Goa cabinet reshuffle

The four new ministers inducted into the Goa cabinet would be allotted portfolios on Monday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Chandrakant Kavlekar, who was earlier leader of the opposition, would be designated as deputy chief minister. Days after 10 Congress MLAs in Goa joined the BJP, Sawant on Saturday reshuffled his cabinet.

Four new ministers inducted into Goa cabinet, including ex-deputy Speaker Michael Lobo and three Congress defectors

On Friday, the Goa chief minister had asked three legislators from the coalition partner, Goa Forward Party, and an independent legislator, Rohan Khaunte, to step down. Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, Vinod Palienkar and Jayesh Salgaocar are the ministers from the Goa Forward Party(GFP), who were asked to resign.

Ahead of Goa cabinet reshuffle, CM Pramod Sawant drops four ministers; ex-deputy Speaker Michael Lobo likely to be inducted

According to the notification, the four Goa ministers who were dropped from the state cabinet are – Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar, Rural Development Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar (all GFP MLAs) and Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte (Independent).

Daily Bulletin: SC orders status quo over Karnataka MLAs case; Goa cabinet reshuffle likely today; day's top stories

The top court said an incidental question that would arise in the Karnataka rebel MLAs resignations is the kind and extent of the directions that should be issued by a constitutional court to another constitutional functionary, which in the present case happens to be the Speaker of the Assembly.

Goa BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar claims 10 Congress MLAs keen on joining saffron party were turned away

Goa BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar on Wednesday claimed that 10 state Congress MLAs expressed their willingness in the last fortnight join the saffron party. He said the BJP, however, refused to accept them into the party-fold as it had a comfortable majority in the Assembly.

We will withdraw support to Goa's BJP govt, says MGP chief Deepak Dhavalikar; party to back Congress in Lok Sabha polls

MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said his party will support Congress for Lok Sabha election and Mapusa bypoll in Goa on 23 April, while announcing his decision to withdraw support to the Pramod Sawant government

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Goa profile: India's smallest state set for clash of titans as BJP, Congress lock horns

The upcoming Lok Sabha election, set to be held on 23 April in the state, will be a litmus test for both the BJP and the Congress.

'Manohar Parrikar played key role in two surgical strikes,' Rajnath Singh pays tribute to ex-defence minister

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was extremely upset and angry after the 2016 Uri terror attack that had claimed the lives of 17 jawans