Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to victory in the recently concluded elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly, took oath as the state’s chief minister for the second time on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa’s Taleigão. More than 10,000 people attended the event at the stadium.
In other news, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab launched a scathing attack at the Centre after After Home Minister Amit Shah said service conditions of employees of Chandigarh Union Territory administration will now be aligned to that of central civil services. The AAP slammed the central government for “imposing officers and personnel from other states and services in Chandigarh administration”.
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PM Modi congratulates Pramod Sawant on taking oath as Goa CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Pramod Sawant who took oath as Goa CM on Monday. In a tweet, PM Modi wrote: “Congratulations to
@DrPramodPSawant Ji and all others who took oath in Goa today. I am confident this entire team will deliver good governance to the people of Goa and build on the pro-people work done in the last decade”.
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Will focus on employment generation, tourism, restarting mining activites: Goa CM Sawant
Goa CM Pramod Sawant who took oath of office on Monday said focus will be on employment generation, tourism and restarting mining activities in Goa in the second tenure of his government in the state.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slams Centre for ‘imposing officers from other states’ in Chandigarh
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann slammed the Centre and said that the “Central government has been stepwise imposing officers and personnel from other states and services in Chandigarh administration. This goes against the letter and spirit of Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966, he said.
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AAP to start doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to start doorstep delivery of ration in Punjab. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said their officers will call up people to ask the timings of the same and will deliver at that time. “It is an optional scheme,” he said.
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CM Yogi Adityanath takes oath as MLA in UP Legislative Assembly
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Vishwajeet Rane, Mauvin Godinho, Ravi Naik, Nilesh Cabral, Subhash Shirodkar, Rohan Khaunte, Atanasio Monserrate and Govind Gaude take oath of office as Goa ministers
Eight MLAs, all from BJP — Vishwajeet Rane, Mauvin Godinho, Ravi Naik, Nilesh Cabral, Subhash Shirodkar, Rohan Khaunte, Atanasio Monserrate and Govind Gaude — took oath of office as Goa ministers.
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Pramod Sawant takes oath as Goa chief minister
Pramod Sawant took oath as the state’s chief minister for the second time on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Union ministers including Amit Shah at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Taleigão.
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PM Modi reaches Goa stadium, for Pramod Sawant’s oath-taking ceremony
Prime Minister Modi has reached the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium for the ceremony to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Pramod Sawant. BJP President JP Nadda, Haryana CM Khattar and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai have are also at the Stadium for the ceremony.
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HAPPENING IN UP | CM Yogi Adityanath meets Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav in Assembly during oath-taking of newly-elected legislators
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Pramod Sawant hands over order for appointing Council of Ministers to Goa Governor
Ahead of the swearing-in, Pramod Sawant on Monday handed over the order for appointing Council of Ministers to Goa Governor at Raj Bhawan.
Vishwajeet Rane, Mauvin Godinho, Ravi Naik, Nilesh Cabral, Subhash Shirodkar, Rohan Khaunte, Atanasio Monserrate and Govind Gaude will take oath as ministers, news agency ANI reported.
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BJP is scared of AAP’s rising footprint: Manish Sisodia slams Amit Shah
After Home Minister Amit Shah said service conditions of employees of Chandigarh Union Territory administration will now be aligned to that of central civil services, AAP leader Manish Sisodia slammed the home minister for “taking away Chandigarh powers”, saying that the BJP is “scared of AAP’s rising footprint”.
“From 2017 to 2022 Congress ruled Punjab. Amit Shah didn’t take away Chandigarh powers then. As soon as AAP formed Govt in Punjab, Amit Shah took away Chandigarh’s services. BJP is scared of AAP rising footprint,” Manish Sisodia said in a tweet.
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No entry for people with black masks, black clothing at Goa CM swearing-in
People wearing black masks or black clothing will not be allowed inside the venue of the swearing-in ceremony of Pramod Sawant, state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade said.
“People wearing black masks and black dresses will not be allowed inside the venue. However, the ceremony is open to all,” he said.
Over 2000 cops deployed for security in Goa
Security has been tightened in Goa ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Goa Chief Minister-designate Pramod Sawant. Drones and other technologies are being used, Goa DGP Indradev Shukla said, adding that railway stations, bus stands, and hotels are kept under strict surveillance.
Around 2000 Goa Police personnel have been deployed, special teams have arrived from outside and coast Guards and Navy have been kept on alert, the DGP added
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First session of new Goa Assembly from March 29
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai has summoned a two-day session of the new Assembly from March 29 during which Pramod Sawant, who will take oath on Monday, will have to seek a vote of confidence, officials said on Friday. A new Speaker would be elected during the session.
Undeterred by poll drubbing, TMC decides to stay put, expand presence in Goa
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) seems to be undeterred by its poor performance in the recent Goa Assembly election and has decided that it is not pack-up time yet. In a review meeting held on Saturday to dissect its performance in the state, the TMC decided to stay in Goa for the next five years to build up and expand the party there.
The meeting was attended by around 60 leaders including Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien , Sushmita Dev, Ashok Tanwar and Sourav Chakraborty. The decision to stay put in Goa despite the poll drubbing was declared by National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Yogi 2.0 cabinet’s portfolio distribution delay triggers speculation
It has been two days since the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and UP ministers took place, the distribution of portfolios has not been done yet. It was expected that the portfolio distribution will be aqnnounced soon after the swearing-in, however. the delay now has triggered murmurs about a possible tussle over choice of portfolios among the top ministers.
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