28/05/2015 … The state nationalist congress party has asked the newly formed mahasangh to advised its north goa mp shirpad naik and twelve’s of its mla’s which also includes certain minister in the state bjp led government to support of withdrawing the land tenancy act amendment in the upcoming assembly session of the goa state legislative assembly …

It may be noted that recently a Bahujan Samaj Mahasangh has just been formed by 24 communities of Goa belonging to Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes to fight government apathy toward their causes.

Addressing media persons state ncp spokesperson trojano dmello said that if the concerned mp, minister or mla’s attached to mahasangh were unable to achieve success in their mission then it would be suspected that the mahasangh was a front of the bjp trying to fool goans …

Commenting over the special status issue trojano said that special status was a promise given by the bjp party during the last lok Sabha elections but till date had failed to do so and therefore if special status had to be given to goa then it has to be done in the upcoming state assembly session or it would be felt that the bjp led government was just fooling goans time and again

Trojano also stated that the state government was doing injustice on the contract security employees by asking them to applying for jobs once again through the newly formed goa human resource development corporation …

27/05/2015 …. the Goa state congress party on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking special status category for the state in goa and also vowed to take up the matter through a movement and its election manifestos in the upcoming state assembly elections …

Addressing media persons on the occasion of 51st death anniversary of later prime minister of india Jawaharlal Nehru which was observed at the party head office in panjim gpcc president luizinho faleiro said that the state government could enact a law under special status category for protecting goan land which was there in most of the north east states of the country

Mr faleiro also stated that for special status category for goa all the political parties were together but it was said that the present bjp led government was going on taking u-turns on this issue in the last three and half years of its rule in the state

26/05/2015 … Minister for ayush and north goa mp shripad naik has said that the special status issue for goa asked on the lines of protecting goa identity was a state subject and could be easily adopted by the state government without the interference of the centre …

Addressing media persons on the completion of its one year term of the modi led government at the centre minister for ayush Shripad naik said that the issue of giving special status to goa had to be studied properly and if it was required to save goan identity then centre’s nod was not required an state government can do it on its own

Naik said that in its one year term in the modi government there have been various projects which the centre had taken up in the state …

Commenting over the issue of on a question of auctioning of mining leases in the state of goa Mr naik stated that he was not aware of how far it could be done and could pass on the message to the concerned authorities over it

24/05/2015 … It seems as if war of words have started between the tourism minister and calangute mla as on Saturday Tourism minister dilip parulekar advised calangute mla Michael lobo not to advise his tourism department on what decisions his department has to take or not as far as tourism issues were concerned specially mentioning about the stoppage of paying electricity bill of heritage sites in the state

It may be noted that Asking to curtail down on the number of road shows being undertaken by the tourism department in various parts of the world for promotion of state tourism calangute mla Michael lobo in turn has urged the state tourism department of creating more facilities to illuminate state heritage sites other than churches, temples and mosques using the same money used for promotional tours by the tourism department …

Speaking to goanreporter tourism minister dilip parulekar said that he being a minister he had a tourism department team to take steps as far as development of tourism in the state was concerned and did not required suggestions from others

Parulekar also stated that his department was there for the development of heritage sites in the state but there had to be a certain budget cut off and therefore if any of the heritage sites like churches temples and mosques had a problem to pay electricity bills then they could write to the tourism department and the department could take certain steps on it

23/05/2015  … The state Bharatiya Janata party would hold four public meeting two each in north and south goa as a part of its one year celebrations of modi led government on 26th of this month highlighting various development undertaken by the modi government in the country ..

Addressing media persons at the party head office in panjim state bjp president vinay tendulkar said that two programmes in south goa would be held in sanguem and madgao while meeting at valpoi and pernem in north goa …

Mr tendulkar also informed that the bjp national president amit shah would be in goa on 28th of this month as a part of the central bjp led government one year celebrations and would address a public meeting at azad maidan in panjim

23/05/2015 … Vice president of the goa state Bharatiya Janata party on Friday expressed surprise over the statements made by the president of goa Pradesh congress committee luizinho faleiro asking for revocation of all noc’s given for the terekhol golf course project by the state government

It may be noted that mr faleiro had addressing media persons at the party head office in panjim on Thursday had accused the state bjp led government of selling the terekhol village to one person and stated that the government had no powers to give any noc’s for the projects as per the national green tribunal order

Speaking to media persons vice president of Bharatiya Janata party dr wilfred mesquita said that since it was the congress led government led by then then chief minister digambar kamat who had given the permission for the golf course project he was surprised over the statements made by the gpcc president luizinho faleiro asking for revocation of permissions given to the concerned project

Commenting over the drugs issue dr mesquita said that the congress party had ruled the state for many years and were well versed with drug criminals and were fully aware as who were they and therefore asked the congress party to exposed them and government would surely take action against such drug dealers in the state

there is a good news for goans those who have registered their births in Portugal after 1961and also for those who hold Portuguese passports as the central government had maintained status on the issues being raised on Portuguese citizenship and has stated that every one would be treated as Indian citizen till the final decision is taken by the central government itill the time the of the report that is submitted by the three member committee …

It may be noted that that a three member high level committee appointed to deliberate on Goa’s dual citizenship issue, and headed by additional secretary (home) B K Prasad had made certain recommendations to the ministry of home affairs such as Goans born before Goa was liberated on December 19, 1961, and who
registered their births in Portugal after 1961, would not be considered Portuguese nationals as well as goans who hold Portuguese passports will not be considered Indian citizens

Sources from the office of NRI commission of Goa had stated that if such recommendations were accepted then ministry of home affairs would have to amend the Indian Citizenship Act or issue a clarification notification so that those Goans who have registered their births in Lisbon, Portugal, do not lose their Indian citizenship.

The recommendations had come about after the committee held a series of meetings in March this year with lawyers in Goa well-versed with Portuguese law, defence minister Manohar Parrikar, NRI commissioner Wilfred Mesquita and South Goa MP Narendra Savoikar.

Speaking exclusively to goanreporter from delhi over the Portuguese nationality issue south goa mp adv narendra sawaikar said that he had been following up the issue continuously and the committee constituted was about to submit its report in the last week of this or the next month and then the central government would take an appropriate decision in the matter

One of the suggestions received during the meetings was also that Goans who have registered their births in Portugal should be allowed to issue a declaration stating that they are Indian citizens and that they registered their births in Portugal for the better future of their children.

The dual citizenship issue has seen several FIRs filed against persons, including politicians, police personnel, etc.

Children of those born before Goa’s liberation and with their births registered in Portugal are also eligible to register their births in Portugal and to obtain citizenship or a ‘bilhete de identidade’ considered as good as citizenship.

Government statistics show around 40,000 Goans have registered their births in Portugal, but, do not have a Portuguese passport or a ‘bilhete de identidade’.

Adv sawaikar also stated that it was now left to the home ministry either to amend the citizenship act or to and protect the status of the concerned person who name has been registered in portugal as the same had not been done intentionally but done as there was a law in place

The goa state congress party has asked the state government to cancel all permissions given by them for setting up of a golf course project in terekhol village…

Addressing media persons at the party head office in panjim gpcc president luizinho faleiro said accused the state bjp led government of selling the terekhol village to one person and stated that the government had no powers to give any noc’s for the projects as per the national green tribunal order …

Requesting the state government not to follow another gujrat model Faleiro asked the state government to hear the voice of the people from terekhol village and demanded to set aside and squash all negative declarations done in the terekhol golf course project

Commenting over the drugs related issues in the state mr faleiro said that it was sad to know that the drugs were not only in coastal belts but had also reached inside hinterland where in Nigerians and kashmiris have become druglords selling drugs as it had the support of the state bjp led government and therefore every goan had to try and see that drugs were eradicate out from goa

21/05/2015 …. The goa state congress party on Thursday observed the 24th anniversary of martyrdom of late prime minister of india shri rajiv Gandhi …

Goa pradesh congress committee president luizinho faleiro led the way in paying floral tributes to the later prime minister at the party head office in panjim where in leader of opposition pratapsingh rane along with former south goa mp Francisco sardinha, senior congress leaders and other congress members were present on the occasion

Addressing the gathering gpcc president luizinho faleiro said that later rajiv gandhin would always remain in everyone’s mind due to which work and development which he had undertaken for the country during his tenure as the prime minister of india

Leader of opposition pratapsingh rane said that the present bjp led government had only distributed money but had left thousands of goans jobless due to the stoppage of mining activities

20/05/2015 … The goa state congress party has condemned the state government decision of reinstating police officers who were on suspensions of being involved in police politicians drug nexus case in goa and has now decided to write to the cbi director, pmo office informing about the police politician drug nexus case matter…

It may be noted that as per the order signed by Deputy Inspector General of Police the Seven police officials including a Police Inspector who were among nearly 18 policemen to be suspended for their alleged nexus with the drug mafia in the state in 2010, were re-instated on Tuesday despite an ongoing departmental inquiry against them.

Addressing media person’s spokesperson of the state congress party sunil khautankar said that such decision taken by the state government had shown moral bankruptcy on its part and was nothing but a clear cut deviation from its earlier pre poll stand of zero tolerance corruption

Khautankar also pointed out that the former anti burglary squad chief police officer was still moving free on the roads in the state even after having been suspended for extortion cases and question as why he was still moving scot free …

Khautankar also stated that it was said that the present defense minister Manohar Parrikar who was earlier the chief minister of goa and had been shouting against drugs now had not interest in curbing drug menace in goa …