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Congress asks Goa Govt not to charge stranded Goans' return fare

Panaji, May 28 (UNI) The Congress in Goa on Thursday urged the state government not to charge stranded Goans for coming back home and then send to paid quarantine facilities.
Speaking in a video message as part of the pan-India #SpeakUpIndia campaign launched by the opposition party to point out the mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis by the central goverment, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar said," Bring our people back to the country and Goa free of cost. Do not charge them money when they come to Goa. The expats have contributed to the state's economy in a big way. The government is not justfied in charging them a return fare and paid quaraintine."
He alleged that Goa government was not doing enough to repatriate the thousands of Goans, who continue to languish outside the state and abroad and want to return back.
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