What exactly did Environment Minister Aleixobab Sequeira seek to convey when he said that his hands are tied beyond conveying to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant the sentiments of Loutolim villagers against Sunburn festival on the Loutolim plateau? Well, villagers of Loutolim and outside seemed anxious to know what exactly did Aleixobab meant when he said that his hands will be tied if the government zeroes in on Loutolim for the 2024 Sunburn festival venue. After the Borim bridge imbroglio, the controversial Sunburn festival seemed to have come to haunt the Congress-turned-BJP Nuvem MLA. Wait and watch.
Will IDC chief address Nuvem MLA’s claim on Sunburn?
Has Goa IDC Chairman Reginaldbab Lourenco anything to say on Environment Minister Aleixobab Sequeira’s claim that no application has been received from Sunburn to hold the festival in Loutolim? Well, the Loutolim-Verna Plateau comes under Nuvem constituency represented by Aleixobab. Incidentally, representatives of BookMyShow accompanied by IDC officials had surveyed the Loutolim-Verna land falling in the domain of Goa IDC, only giving credence to speculations that Sunburn has zeroed in on the IDC land. Will Reginaldbab clarify whether any applications have come from Sunburn to hold the festival on the IDC land at Loutolim-Verna plateau? Wait and watch.
Crackdown on drugs started when Assembly was in session
Environment Minister Aleixobab Sequeira’s statement over the availability of drugs might have kicked up a row of sorts on Independence Day. Well, the issue of drugs had taken the centre stage in the just concluded Assembly session. And, it is also a fact that when the session was underway, CM Pramodbab Sawant’s foot soldiers on the ground, the men-in-uniform had effected drugs seizures across the State. In fact, scribes covering the crime beat were taken aback during the Assembly session when the men-in-uniform booked a couple of drug cases from Saxtti countryside. Any questions?
When former minister’s grandson took up issues in Kamat’s fiefdom
It was a week when the grandson of former Minister late Babu Naik took up burning issue plaguing Margao, the fiefdom of seven-time MLA Diggu. Prabhav Naik highlighted a host of issues, ranging from acute traffic congestion to traffic blues affecting the commercial capital. Take note, Prabhav, son of Bhai Naik, the president of Hindu Mathagramastha Sabha, has denied any political agenda behind his initiative. He, however, has not ruled out descending on the political battlefield at the invitation of Madgavkars. Wait and watch as elections for the Margao civic body are scheduled in 2026 ahead of the Assembly election in 2027.
Vijai keeps Sunday Dialogue on hold till Ganesh Chaturthi
After his Sunday Dialogue in BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral’s fiefdom Curchorem ending on a controversial note, since the program did not go down well with the Congress bigwigs, Goa Forward chief Vijaibab Sardesai has kept the program on hold till Ganesh Chaturthi, but for a different reason. Vijaibab will not be available in Goa during the next 2-3 Sundays and will be returning home only on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi as he will be heading to Europe during the weekend. Vijaibab will be in Budapest on Sunday with family and party leaders. A Sunday dialogue in Hungary?
