Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo, who was also present at the meeting, said the issue will be resolved in the next few days.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai said the opportunity was “in the interest of gender equality”.
After strangulating her to death, the accused, along with his accomplice, transported her body and dumped it in the forest area near Rivona village, he said.
Goa police has booked Franco under IPC Sections 354 (outraging modesty) and 354 d (stalking) 323 (causing hurt voluntarily), 504 (breach of peace).
Lawyer Aires Rodrigues, who is representing the complainant Mervin Fernandes in the case, said the minister is expected to appear before the court on Monday.
On Monday, Sawant announced that he had enlisted the services of a private company in Mumbai to combat the three-day-old conflagration in Sonsoddo area with enzymes.
The news of her being traced was announced by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Twitter.
The police have registered a case of abduction against unknown persons based on a missing complaint.
Soon after their merger, the leader of MGP, Sudin Dhavlikar, was dropped from the ruling coalition, with his portfolio and rank of deputy CM taken away.
One Sadanand Vaigankar had filed a petition contending that constitutional values and the spirit of democracy were being circumvented and defeated by the illegal and malafide actions of the speaker and the BJP by getting the two MGP MLAs to join the ruling party.
Days after Parrikar’s death, his sons Utpal and Abhijat had issued a statement saying that they will continue to respect the “legacy” their father leaves behind, hinting that Utpal might join politics soon.
In a stunning turn of events, the BJP got Speaker Michael Lobo to open his office at 1 am Wednesday. They had got two MGP MLAs to split and merge with BJP. And by afternoon, CM Sawant dropped Dhavalikar from the council of ministers.
Confirming the details, Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar added, “It is our last farewell and it is the state’s way of paying the last respects.”
The MGP is a coalition partner in the Manohar Parrikar-led government along with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Independents.
State Congress chief Girish Chodankar told the media: “One (Goa) Cabinet minister has said the CM has claimed all these (Rafale) files are in his bedroom; that audio was out. But almost one-and-a-half months (later), no one has filed a police complaint.
With two versions coming on Parrikar's health, the Congress called the Governor to intervene. State Congress president Girish Chodankar felt the whole situation was confusing, with the public kept in the dark.
Manohar Parrikar was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in February 2018 and since then has been treated in hospitals in Mumbai, Delhi and in New York.
“And what Alexa does. All the time it is listening. Everything. Every word you are saying, Alexa is listening and passing it on to Google. (Chander then corrects himself and says Amazon)."
Protests were held across the port town this week on the issue. The matter also came up before the administrative tribunal.
Faleiro’s statement comes at a time when state politics is at a fragile juncture, with the BJP’s MLA count reduced to 13 after the death of former minister Francis D Souza. Congress now has 14 MLAs, regaining its stature as the single largest party in the Assembly.
Former Goa chief minister and Congress MLA Luizinho Faleiro alleged that Congress leader Digvijay Singh did not allow him to hand over the letter to Governor to form the government after the 2017 state Assembly elections.
According to the plea, a huge forest area was destroyed and several by-laws have been passed to facilitate the construction of the resort.
The Budget Session this year is limited to three days owing to Parrikar’s health condition.
Suresh Prabhu said, “Some geographies have expertise available which are not seen in any other place. In case of Goa, it is the culture, a geographical indicator, but also something which is coming out of nature like its cashews.”
With two bypolls around the corner, and with internal bickering within the BJP and its allies becoming public, the naming of the bridge has now turned into a political spectacle.












