Where do Congress turncoats stand on anti-coal cases?

GUILHERME ALMEIDA | NOVEMBER 03, 2024, 12:42 AM IST



Has Law Minister Aleixobab Sequeira and other Congress turncoats anything to say on the pending court cases against anti-coal protesters in the historic 2020 Chandor midnight agitation. Well, Aleixobab along with Congress turncoats Digambarbab Kamat and Sankalpbab Amonkar, were all part of the Chandor agitation, as they had joined the activists in a candle light procession to demand a stop to coal. As the agitation completed four years during the weekend, questions have been raised in the social media whether these politicos had at any time taken up cudgels for the activists after they embraced the ruling BJP. Any questions?

Tasked with J’khand polls, Girish eyes good Cong performance

Ex-GPCC chief Girishbab Chodankar must be certainly hoping for good performance by the Congress in the ensuing polls for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. For, Girishbab was the Chairman of the Congress Screening panel that shortlisted and zeroed in on party candidates for the Jharkhand polls. In fact, Girishbab air dashed to Delhi during the weekend, from where he is expected to head to Jharkhand on Sunday. None other than Girishbab knows for sure that an impressive performance by the Congress will keep him in good stead. Wait and watch.

Is ex-minister’s grandson preparing for political entry from Margao?

It was a week when young Prabhav Naik paid tributes to late PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary. In fact, he shared a photo of a condolence meeting addressed by his grandfather, former Minister late Babu Naik at Margao’s Lohia Maidan to mourn Indira Gandhi’s assassination. As Prabhav took to the social media to point out that Indira Gandhi’s bravery has inspired him, sources said this is not the first time that the young leader has flaunted his family’s connections with Congress leaders. Political observers seemed closely watching Prabhav’s movements as he seemed bracing up to make his political debut from Diggu’s fiefdom. Any questions?

Elections a year away, but ZP candidates begin campaign

Zilla Panchayat polls may be still a year away, but prospective candidates seemed to have started their campaign in right earnest. Anxious to make it to the district panchayat body, with some even nursing hopes to make it big in politics, many of the candidates seemed to have made their presence felt in a big way in Saxttidom. Right from Saxtti’s coastline to the interiors of the taluka, one can find prospective candidates gearing up for the 2025 ZP polls. Political parties too seemed gearing up for the 2025 battle of the ballot. Wait and watch.

Mystery surrounds Margao PI’s extended stay despite transfer

With PI Tulsidasbab Naik coming under the lens of citizens as he continues to stay put as the in-charge of Margao police station despite his transfer, a host of questions have come to the fore in police circles and outside. In fact, political observers are trying to find out whether the police officer himself got the transfer order stalled, or whether his well-wishers from Margao pulled the right strings in the corridors of powers to keep the transfer order in abeyance. Senior police officers have preferred to remain tight-lipped why the transfer order of the Margao police station in-charge has gone abegging till date. Any questions?


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