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Goa BJP condemns use of intemperate language against CM Sawant, others at mining dependents rally ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 23:46 IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goa Pradesh on Monday condemned the intemperate language used against Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, state BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanawade, and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar at a rally of mining dependants in Panaji city on Monday. BJP, during the tenures of all its Chief Ministers, has been consistently following up the matter with the Union government and also with the Supreme Court for the political and legal resolution of the issue, the Goa BJP said in an official statement.
Read more about Goa: Hundreds of mining dependents take out protest march in Panaji on Business Standard. Iron ore extraction activities have been shut in the state for last three years
GMPF seeks PM s intervention for resumption of mining in Goa
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Mining in Goa came to a standstill in March 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases.
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NEW DELHI: Goa Mining People s Front (GMPF) has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi s intervention to help resume mining in Goa before the state loses its fourth consecutive mining year due to the ban imposed by the Supreme Court.
Mining in Goa came to a standstill in March 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining leases.
“GMPF also urged Hon ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi for his immediate intervention for resumption of Goa Mining,” GMPF said in a statement.
Three years on, Goa s stalled mining sector still gathers rust
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Panaji: A veiw of iron ore mining at Kodli near Panaji on May 28, 2016. Mining of iron ore and bauxite, a multi-billion dollar industry in Goa and one of the main stays of the state economy was halted in 2012 following a series of bans first by the s. Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, Feb 3 : As Goa s stricken iron ore mining sector completes three years in a deathly slump on February 7, a collective of private sector mines workers and other industry-dependents now appear to be banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi s intervention to resolve the ongoing deadlock.