Olencio Simoes honours freedom fighters, slams mega projects, and calls for ban on coal expansion. Cortalim marked the 79th Independence Day with flag hoisting by Olencio Simoes, followed by tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and other freedom fighters. Simoes criticised the government for approving mega projects while locals face water shortages, garbage mismanagement, and pollution, and opposed double-tracking and coal expansion plans, urging their ban in the constituency’s interest.
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