Opposition Disrupts Goa Governor’s Address Over Nightclub Fire on Assembly’s Opening Day

Overview

• All seven Opposition MLAs rushed to the well with placards and were escorted out as Governor P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju began his first address.
• Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao demanded a statement on the Birch by Romeo Lane blaze that killed 25 people last month.
• Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar urged members to maintain protocol as the governor’s address continued.
• The five-day winter session’s first three days are scheduled for discussion on the governor’s address and the chief minister’s reply, according to the Business Advisory Committee.
• Legislators have submitted 731 questions, and Opposition parties also plan to challenge the government on law and order, land conversions and environmental protests.