CASINOS WILL GO OUT OF RIVER MANDOVI AFTER ELECTIONS? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day by day position of voters is becoming difficult to predict whom they should vote or not to vote but it is sure that BJP is on the way out. Now, Congress has woken up from their slumber because AAP is doing a wonderful work all over Goa especially more at certain talukas/areas and almost the whole Goa voters are been keeping their fingers crossed to bring AAP in power. Everyday some development in the parties is taking place but the balance probably will be tilting on account of several promises made by BJP, Congress, MGP, GSM, Independents and others, .and hence decline or break up of votes.. Today Congress comes with the novel idea which they have fired the gun/salvo just at the centre of the voters brain. That is a promise made on the closure of offshore and inshore casinos, Victory of MOI, Special Status, Amendment to RP 2021, Scrapping ODP and IPB and roll back of Tenancy Act amendment.This is what was expected from the parties. Whether they will keep up their promiesses or U-turns again. With this announcement, it appeared that the Congress is riding over the AAP but people are still not come out from their shock for their corruption and U-turns made by both the giants, the national Government Congress and the BJP . In the interest of Goa and Goans I sincerely plead the Independent or other parties to desist from the fray by not breaking the votes which ultimately will give chance to an unwanted party. Some voters are still confused whether these promises are made to fool the electorate? but majority wants a change in Government which is honest and surely AAP is of their choice. The BJP Chief Minister of Goa, is still not learnt the lesson about the shifting or closure of Casinos vessels in River Mandovi, which he says they are the ones who have helped their Government to function in bad times/situation when their coffers were empty but still I feel there must be a gap in the coffers/pockets to fill up and may be the situation might change after one year or so if BJP comes to power, until than voters can think whom to vote and choose their best party. BEST OF LUCK FOR THE VOTERS AND PLEASE THINK TWICE WHOM TO VOTE.
Stephen Dias Dona Paula date: 24th jan 2017 ================================================================== *Casino shifting not a poll issue, says CM; during bad times they helped us* CM: 7th Pay will be implemented on Jan 31, people will vote on Feb 4 PANJIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said that the government will implement the 7th Pay Commission on January 31. Addressing media persons, Parsekar said, “ On January 31, the State government will implement the 7th Pay Commission scales in Goa and people will cast their votes on 4th Feb.” Reacting to Chief Election Commissioner’s ( CEC) statement that there were complaints regarding misuse of social welfare schemes during poll campaign, Parsekar rubbished allegations that BJP was using government welfare schemes to lure voters. “ There is nothing wrong in using government schemes in poll campaign. BJP has the right to project the schemes. Team Herald PANJIM: So this is clear. There is very little possibility of any of the casino boats moving out of the Mandovi anytime soon, if the BJP government comes back to power in 2017, clearly because of revenue reasons. In an election related interview to Herald and its TV arm HCN, as part of a series called IN CONVERSATION , the Chief Minister, in response to the following question, ‘ Can you promise that casinos will be out of the Mandovi within one year of coming into government’, gave this response: “ No I would not like to do that because till date the casinos are on the Mandovi. The most affected should have been the Panjim people, but during the byelection after Manoharji went to Delhi, the opposition made casinos, an issue. Inspite of that Siddarth Kuncalienkar won by 5500 lead and therefore casinos are not the issue. One more thing, when we are encouraging investment, ( we should know that) these are the people who invested in Goa. We cannot kick out investors and we cannot throw away investors, it will send the wrong signal.” Contd on Pg 10 >> Contd on Pg 10 >>