Hazard a guess over the venue of the Sunburn festival in South Goa – is it on the silvery sands of Salcete beach belt or along the picturesque Canacona coast or the plateau region of Quepem or Mormugao or in the hinterland talukas? Well, even as opposition is brewing against the shifting of the EDM festival to down South, the festival venue still shrouds in mystery. For, the venue has found no mention in the announcement, only raising eyebrows and fuelling speculations whether the announcement is just a ploy to gauge the public pulse. Wait and watch.
Kamat takes potshots at Oppn, calls them day dreamers
Congress-turned-BJP Margao MLA Diggu was at his usual best when he took on the Opposition in his inimitable fashion at the BJP district workers meet. With the Opposition led by alliance partner-turned-foe Vijaibab Sardesai launching a no holds barred attack in recent times, Diggu took the party platform to compare the Opposition to day dreamers eyeing the Chief Minister’s hot seat. Without taking names, he compared the Opposition politician or politicians to Mungeri Lal, the popular day dreamer in the TV series. BJP leaders and workers were left to wonder who exactly was Diggu referring to in his attack. Any questions?
Viriato assures to revive Cong in Benaulim brick by brick
Guess who has promised to build the Benaulim Congress block brick by brick in a bid to strengthen the party in Saxtti’s coastal belt. Well, after the Congress conceded the Benaulim ZP seat to the Aam Aadmi Party in the recently held by-poll, many rushed to predict death knell for the party in Benaulim. After facing brickbats for supporting the Alliance in the ZP by-poll, Congress MP Viriatbab Fernandes is bracing up to launch a surgical strike in Benaulim to revive fortunes of the Congress. If sources are to be believed, Captain Viriatbab has assured the Benaulim block that he would personally descend in the villages to strengthen the party ahead of 2027. Wait and watch.
BJP eyes advantage in 2027 polls with road infra projects in South
Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari’s Rs 30,000 crore promised grant to Goa to boost road infrastructure may come as a bonanza for Goemkars at large. For the BJP, however, the announcement may ring in good news, but for a different reason. With the 2027 Assembly election just two and half years away, party leadership will certainly hope that the road projects executed under the grant see light of the day before the next election. Any questions when Chief Minister Pramodbab Sawant is eyeing 27 seats in the 2027 Assembly election.
Acid test for INDI Alliance in monsoon Assembly session
The ensuing session of the Goa Legislative Assembly may be a testing time for the Opposition and the INDI Alliance? The Opposition, including the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the Goa Forward party have all betted for INDI Alliance to take on the BJP in 2027. The ensuing Assembly session will shed light how they will go about against the ruling dispensation. For, in the run up to the session, one had come across these parties holding separate interactions and darbars across the State, seeking inputs on issues, but ending up in sending conflicting signals to the public. Wait and watch.
