Babush vows to keep his word on removal of casino vessels

Stating that even though he would not be able to move the offshore casinos out of the Mandovi river within 100 days of his election as the city MLA, Panaji legislator Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate on Wednesday promised to keep his word sooner than later. Monserrate said that he will discuss the issue with Minister for Garbage Management Michael Lobo, who has agreed to provide anchoring space to these casino vessels along the Calangute constituency. Monserrate, in his manifesto for the Panaji bypoll, had assured the voters of removing the offshore casinos from the Mandovi within 100 days of being elected as the city MLA.
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The 100-day period ends on August 30. “I would request the people not to catch me on this deadline as I have not given up my resolution to move them away from the city,” Monserrate said, adding that people should judge his report card at the end of his term in 2022. The city MLA said that since the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is round the corner and there would be a lull in the government offices during this period, he will initiate the activity for shifting of the offshore casinos after the particular festival.  “I intend to meet Lobo after Ganesh Chaturthi, as also discuss the issue with his (constituency) people,” he noted.

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