The Lok Sabha speaker said it is the responsibility of legislative bodies, from Panchayats to Parliament, to effectively convey issues of public interest to the executive.
Tawadkar is a former physical education teacher and served as Goa's Sports and Agriculture Minister from 2012-2017.
"Elections will be held on time. They will not be held early. It is scheduled to be held in February, so it will be held in February," Sawant told reporters.
The Corporation is empowered to obtain mining leases/grants, grant prospecting licenses, etc, under the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act, 1957 and carry out all mining operations, to carry out mining operations on behalf of the state under the same Act.
The stunning development takes the tally of BJP MLAs from 17 to 27 in the state legislative assembly.
BJP is now the single largest party with 17 MLAs, even though it has lost the Panaji seat, held for long by late chief minister Manohar Parrikar, to the Congress
In just a few minutes, newly appointed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won the floor test after 20 MLAs voted in his favour in the state assembly. Fifteen MLAs voted against the motion in the Goa assembly.
The political drama started late on Monday night after the two MLAs, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, told reporters at Goa's Dabolim International Airport that they were heading for Delhi for a "reception" and a "business trip" respectively.
Kamat told the media here that governance in Goa had come to a standstill with Parrikar undergoing treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer in the national capital.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Goa on Monday demanded that the duration of state Assembly’s upcoming monsoon session be…
