Panaji Feb 28 PTI The Goa Congress on Monday said it will challenge a High Court order dismissing a petition in connection with the Speaker of the state Assembly rejecting a plea for disqualification of ten of its MLAs who crossed over to the BJP in 2019 The High Court had last week dismissed a petition filed by Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar challenging an order of the Speaker ruling out disqualification of the 10 ten MLAs Addressing a press conference Chodankar told reporters the state executive committee of the party had resolved to challenge the High Court order He also said the meeting resolved that the state election commission should extend the date of giving objections suggestions for delimitation of panchayat wards ahead of local body polls The current extension till March 4 was not enough he added The BJP has manipulated the delimitation process to favour their candidates in various wards he alleged PTI RPS BNM BNM BNM

Panaji Feb 23 PTI The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court will on Thursday pronounce its judgment on two separate petitions seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs who left their respective parties and joined the ruling BJP in 2019 a counsel of one of the petitioners said on WednesdayGoa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar had filed a disqualification petition against 10 party MLAs who had switched over to the BJP in July 2019Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar had also filed a similar petition before the bench against two MGP MLAs who had joined the BJP in the same year by splitting the regional partyAdvocate Abhijit Desai who represents Chodankar told PTI that judgment on both the petitions would be pronounced by a Division Bench comprising Justices Manish Pitale and R N Laddha at around 1030 am on ThursdayOn April 20 2021 Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar had dismissed the disqualification petitions filed by Chodankar and DhavalikarThe judgement is awaited even as polls to elect a new 40-member Goa assembly concluded on February 14 PTI RPS RSY RSY

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 20 (ANI): Pointing out that the Goans and Goan economy suffered due to defections during the BJP regime, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar on Saturday stated that people of the state will not tolerate such acts again.

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 9 (ANI): Continuing his tirade against the BJP government, the President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Girish Chodankar on Wednesday said that corrupt and insensitive BJP would compel youth of Goa to hit roads demanding reservation for 'Merit' in government jobs.

Panaji Nov 21 PTI The Congress would announce the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Goa polls by the end of this month state party president Girish Chodankar said on Sunday and added that a bulk of the nominees would be young and new Addressing a press conference here Chodankar iterated that MLAs who had defected and joined other parties will not be considered The process of short-listing candidates for the Goa polls will gather momentum as the AICC has announced a screening committee for Goa At least 70 to 80 per cent of Congress candidates will be young and new he said Elections are due in Goa in February next year Chodankar said block committees of the party will be taken into confidence while deciding the candidates More importance would be given to the candidates recommended by the block committees in respective constituencies he said The Congress leader refused to comment on a pre-poll alliance with like-minded parties In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls the Congress had won the highest 17 seats in the 40-member House restricting the BJP at 13 However the BJP allied with regional parties- GFP and MGP- to form a government under the late Manohar Parrikar Over years the Congress strength dwindled to four as many MLAs switched over to the ruling BJP Faleiro recently joined TMC PTI RPS NSK NSK

Panaji (Goa) [India], November 11 (ANI): Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar on Wednesday said that the party will hold a massive protest march on the Zuari bridge if the traffic problem is not solved in the next three days.

Mapusa (Goa) [India], November 4 (ANI): On the eve of Diwali, Goa Congress held a protest against fuel prices and inflation by burning effigy of "Mhargaisur", an inflation-driven rendition of 'Narakasur' (demon).

Panaji Oct 21 PTI Former vice-president of the Shiv Senas Goa unit Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik who recently resigned from the party joined the Congress here on Thursday Naik was inducted into the party in the presence of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat Speaking on the occasion Chodankar said that it is a welcome step that several leaders are joining the party ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections Naik had resigned from the Shiv Sena last week accusing the party of paying only lip service to the social issues in the coastal state I am joining the Congress as I look at it as the only hope for the better future of Goa she said during a press conference Goa is safe in the hands of the Congress which has credible leadership she said adding that her entry in the party is unconditional and she will be campaigning for it for the next election PTI RPS ARU ARU

Panaji (Goa) [India], October 7 (ANI): Reflecting on the law and order situation in Goa, Congress State President Girish Chodankar on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that crimes including drugs in the state are happening under the "blessing of BJP's political leadership".

Panaji Sep 17 PTI The BJP on Friday attacked Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar for claiming that the state governments announcement of 100 per cent first dose coverage of eligible beneficiaries was false as he and his family were yet to get inoculated because they had certain doubts His statement made at a press conference on Thursday led to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant advising him to shun negativity about the vaccination process and help in efforts to tackle the pandemic The world has accepted COVID-19 vaccines and there cannot be any doubt on them He must be told we cannot fight the coronavirus pandemic with this kind of negative mentality towards vaccination He should not play politics on this issue Sawant said on Friday PTI RPS BNM BNM BNM