Sonia thanks Goans for support to Govt

     Panaji: First time after the ruling Congress party survived a government fall in the tiny coastal Goa, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi has thanked the people for ensuring trust in the coalition government. Addressing a public rally here Wednesday, Gandhi said that Goa couldn't be perceived as a place for communal tension. The Congress-led coalition scraped through a confidence vote in March last year to retain power in the state, after weeks of haggling over government formation with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gandhi called upon the party workers and supporters to work together to keep Goa free from any communal politics. "I am extremely happy that the people of Goa have once again placed their trust in a secular government. This means that all of us must work together to ensure that never again Goa will be subjected to communal politics, to a communal government and communal administration," Gandhi said. Gandhi is on a two-day visit to the state where she is expected to meet a host of state party leaders and workers. Gandhi also reiterated that the Congress party workers and its leaders should avoid showcasing pomp and that it should be more disciplined to work for the greater cause of the people at large.

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