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Goa AAP’s CM candidate summoned by ACB in housing scam case
AAP’s CM candidate from Goa Elvis Gomes
Panaji: A few days after he was nominated as the Aam Aadmity’s chief ministerial candidate in Goa, former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes has been issued summons by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Goa Police in connection with a housing scam case.
Gomes, along with Nilkanth Halarnkar, a former minister for housing in the earstwhile Congress-NCP alliance government, have both been summoned to report before the investigating officer on December 26, a senior ACB official told IANS on Friday.”They have been asked to report before the ACB on December 26,” a senior police official said on the condition of anonymity.Gomes and Halarnkar were booked under Sections 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) in February this year, while Gomes was still a serving bureaucrat.
The duo have been accused of scrapping official acquisition procedure for a chunk of land measuring 30,256 sq metres in South Goa’s Margao, without following procedure, giving opportunity for vested interests to purchase the land subsequently.During his visit to Goa last week, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP co-convener Arvind Kejriwal had described Gomes as an honest officer and nominated him as the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the state, which will go to polls early next year.Gomes has in the past called the accusation his “political victimisation” and has said that he has done no illegality.Currently the President of the Goa Football Association, Gomes is expected to issue a formal statement later on Friday.
The RG Marathon Championship Run 2023 in Goa was a testament to inclusivity. Initially resistant to including persons with disabilities, it eventually featured wheelchair and standing categories, thanks to advocates’ efforts. Participants showed exceptional determination, emphasizing unity in diversity. Despite challenging weather, they demonstrated the power of community support, highlighting the need for accessibility and inclusion in all state-level events in Goa.
Following the marathon, a gathering of differently-abled individuals, predominantly wheelchair users, convened for a celebratory lunch at Barzilla. The event, orchestrated by Mr. Shariq Khan and Mr. Zain Aftab, proprietors of Barzilla, honored the birthday of Sadaf Fatima, who also uses a wheelchair and is Mr. Shariq Khan’s wife.
The lunch featured esteemed guests including the Tourism Minister of Goa, MLA Rohan Khaunte of Porvorim, Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phal Desai, and the State Commissioner for Persons with Disability in Goa, Guruprasad Pawaskar. The event was impeccably hosted by Ms. Falak Fatima and Mr. Adarsh Parashar, offering activities such as Karaoke and Billiards. The youth of Goa exhibited their unwavering support for the community, making the party an unequivocal success.
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