Panaji (Goa) [India], August 28 (ANI): Former Goa Chief Minister of Goa and Congress leader Digambar Kamat on Saturday slammed the state government over the alleged deteriorating law and order situation and demanded the Governor dismiss the government.
COVID-19 surge: Congress wants extension of lockdown in Goa
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Following a very high test positivity rate, Goa went into a lockdown on Friday and it will remain applicable till 6 am on Monday. All essential services have been exempted from the curbs.
Kamat also said vaccines against COVID-19 should be procured on a war-footing and the first dose should be administered to all eligible people by mid-July this year.
Leader of Opposition in the Goa Assembly Digambar Kamat on Sunday said the four-day lockdown imposed in the state needs to be extended in view of the grim situation in the coastal state.
Congress wants extension of lockdown in Goa
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In a statement, Congress leader Kamat claimed people of Goa are scared in the wake of the unstoppable rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing number of deaths
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Kamat also said vaccines against COVID-19 should be procured on a war-footing and the first dose should be administered to all eligible people by mid-July this year.
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In a statement, Congress leader Kamat claimed people of Goa are scared in the wake of the unstoppable rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing number of deaths
Digambar Kamat alleges bankrupt Goa govt has no money for disposal of unclaimed bodies ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 09:53 IST
Margao (Goa) [India], April 20 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly Digambar Kamat slammed the state government and said that it is horrific to know that the bankrupt BJP government headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has no money even to dispose of unclaimed bodies lying in the mortuary at Margao. I urge the South Goa District Collector to immediately give orders for the disposal of the same. I will personally make all necessary arrangements for their respectful cremation, Kamat said.
Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly Digambar Kamat slammed the state government and said that it is horrific to know that the bankrupt BJP government headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has no money even to dispose of unclaimed bodies lying in the mortuary at Margao. I urge the South Goa District Collector to immediately give orders for the disposal of the same. I will personally make all necessary arrangements for their respectful cremation, Kamat said. He further said that it is sad and disgusting to understand that the unclaimed bodies, including some of the COVID-19 infected, have piled up in the mortuaries as the government has failed to make payments to the Margao Municipal Council for their disposal.