Panaji Jan 30 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured that the iron ore mining industry in Goa which became non-operational nearly four years back will start functioning with double force through a transparent auctioning process after the Assembly elections in the state The mining operations which used to one of the major sources of revenue for Goa came to a grinding halt in the state in March 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases I am telling you that after the elections through a transparent auctioning process Goas mining industry will start working with double force Shah said while addressing a public rally at Sanvordem assembly constituency a mining-dominated belt around 70 kms from here to campaign for BJP candidate and former MLA Ganesh Gaonkar ahead of the February 14 state elections Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and BJPs state unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade were also present on the occasion Shah said the Centre never made any false promises over the resumption of mining industry in the state The Centre has studied in detail the Supreme Courts order on mining industry and CM Pramod Sawant had held four meetings with me Sawant had also met Union minister for mines Pralhad Joshi along with attorney general and solicitor general and found out a solution he said The Union government drafted a special mining dump policy after which the state government completed the process of forming Mineral Corporation in the state he added The Trinamool Congress TMC and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP had on Saturday released their common manifesto for the upcoming Goa polls promising resumption of mining operations In the document they mentioned that instituting environmentally sustainable mining practices with 80 per cent reservation for Goans in extraction contracts and mining jobs would be the priority of their government On his arrival in Goa on Saturday afternoon Shah visited the Sai Baba temple at Borim village before addressing a public meeting in Ponda constituency in South Goa He later joined the door-to-door campaign in the Sanvordem constituency for Gaonkar BJP has denied ticket to sitting MLA and controversial PWD Minister Deepak Prabhu Pauskar while fielding Gaonkar CM Sawant and Tanavade accompanied Shah during the door-to-door campaign Shah distributed copies of the performance report of the BJP government in Goa to people while canvassing in Sanvordem a senior BJP office-bearer said PTI RPS NSK NP NP

Sanvordem (Goa) [India], January 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah, while addressing a public rally in Goa's Sanvordem town on Sunday, slammed the Opposition saying that the new parties coming here are only promising fake freebies before elections.

Sanvordem (Goa) [India], January 30 (ANI): Ahead of Goa Assembly Elections, Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah held a door-to-door campaign in the Sanvordem town.

Panaji Jan 21 PTI The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP on Friday announced its first list of ten candidates for the Goa Assembly elections Party chief Deepak Dhavalikar and his brother Sudin Dhavalikar figure in the listThe MGP has forged an alliance with the Trinamool Congress Party for the February 14 electionsAs per the list released on Friday Deepak Dhavalikar will contest from Priol constituency while his brother Sudin will contest from Marcaim seatSudin is currently the MLA from MarcaimPraveen Zantye a former BJP MLA who recently joined the MGP will contest from Mayem while labour leader Balaji Gauns who fought for the resumption of mining in Goa will contest from SanvordemOther candidates are Jit Arolkar Mandrem constituency Rajan Korgaonkar Pernem Naresh Sawal Bicholim Vishwesh Prabhu Valpoi Dr Ketan Bhatikar Ponda and Sanket Naik Mule ShirodaThe MGP had won Marcaim Pernem and Sanvordem seats in 2017 Assembly polls But two years later two of its three MLAs namely Deepak Pauskar Sanvordem and Manohar Ajgaonkar Pernem left to join the ruling BJP PTI RPS KRK KRK KRK