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Goa Assembly congratulates Mukherjee

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Press Trust of India Panaji

"Mukherjee is a seasoned politician with long experience of Delhi politics," said Speaker Rajendra Arlekar, while declaring that the motion congratulating Mukherjee had been passed unanimously.

India will step into a new era under Mukherjee's guidance, he said.

Leader of Opposition Pratapsingh Rane (Congress), who tabled the motion, said Mukherjee was the right person for President's office, which is a position of responsibility.

BJP MLA Vishnu Surya Wagh claimed that there was a cross-voting in Goa from Congress in favour of the opposition-backed candidate P A Sangma.

"The cross-voting should be a concern for Congress," he said, while supporting the motion.

 

Several other legislators including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Mauvin Godinho, Ramakrishna Dhavalikar and Vishwajit Rane spoke on the motion.

  

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First Published: Jul 23 2012 | 6:38 PM IST

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