BJP rules out leadership change in Goa after AAP claims CM Sawant on his way out
India | October 24, 2021 7:35 ISTGoa BJP unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade ruled out any change of leadership in Goa.
Goa BJP unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade ruled out any change of leadership in Goa.
Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant on September 22 distributed COVID-19 relief to marginalised and unorganised sectors and ex-gratia financial assistance to the family of the victims of coronavirus. He said, "We've started distributing Rs 2 lakh each to families with low income and who lost a family member due to COVID-19. We are also giving Rs 5,000/person who suffered a loss in their traditional business due to COVID. This will benefit nearly 50,000 people."
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on September 09 said that the government has aimed to complete the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination by October 31. "Ganesh Chaturthi has to be celebrated following COVID-19 protocols. We have completed 100% first dose vaccination in the state. We aim to complete the second dose vaccination by 31st October," said the Goa CM.
Congress on Wednesday slammed BJP-led coalition govt for the confusion ahead of state's most important Hindu festival, especially at a time when Covid cases have witnessed an increase in neighbouring state of Maharashtra.
Sawant also said that the state government was 100 percent prepared for the third wave in case it strikes in terms of human and infrastructural resources to combat the next phase of the pandemic.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant said the entire eligible population should be double vaccinated by October 31, and urged people to join hands with the state government for the same.
Pramod Sawant on Saturday condemned an island village's refusal to allow the Indian Navy to organize a flag-hoisting ceremony on independence day.
The CM also advised the general population to adopt precautions during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, while stating that the state govt would devise special SOPs for the festive season ahead after taking stakeholders into confidence.
Addressing a rape case in Goa, CM Pramod Sawant had said that parents need to introspect on why their children were on the beach late at night.
On the night of July 24, two minor girls were raped at the Colva beach in South Goa.
The chief minister, who also holds the home portfolio, said that parents have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their children. In response, State Congress spokesperson Altone D'Costa said the law and order situation has deteriorated in Goa.
Goa CM Sawant said that 34.24 percent of the airport project work has been completed by June 2021, but the airport project has faced a time and cost escalation due to "restraint by courts and pandemic".
The parents of teenagers need to introspect as to why their wards hang out on the state's beaches after dark, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the state Assembly on Wednesday.
Sawant on Friday said a police complaint had been filed in the matter but the man targeted by the hackers, Pramesh Asolkar, said he is still in shock that the state Chief Minister's social media account had been tapped into.
The current phase of the state level curfew in Goa is scheduled to end on July 12. While extending the curfew on July 2, Sawant had allowed reopening of restaurants and bars as well as outdoor sports complexes.
Speaking on the 3rd phase of COVID vaccination drive conducted in Goa, Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant on June 22 said that at present 60% of our population has already received their 1st dose.
Pramod Sawant on Friday targeted the opposition, saying that some parties "with selfish interests" want to have a "political revolution" in Goa.
"Shops, including in panchayat and municipal markets, may open between 7 am to 3 pm. Marriage function with upto 50 persons have been permitted," he said on Twitter late in the evening.
The Goa government has extended the ongoing Covid-related curfew till June 14, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on Saturday.
Amid the worsening situation in Goa, differences between Sawant and Rane over Covid management have come to the fore.
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