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PONDA: Floral tributes were paid to first chief minister of Goa and founder of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Dayanand Bandodkar, who was fondly know as “Bhausaheb”, on his 110th birth anniversary, at Farmagudi, on Friday.
Former chief minister and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, Cooperation Minister Govind Gaude, Marcaim MLA Sudin Dhavalikar, Bandora Sarpanch Rajesh Naik, and Kavlem Sarpanch Rajesh Kavlekar offered floral tributes to the statue of first chief Minister of Goa at Farmagudi.
On the occasion, Naik said that the birth anniversary of ‘Bhausaheb’ should be celebrated as Sports Day, as the first Chief Minister was also a sportsman.
He said that the Ponda Jaycees is organising sports event every year on the occasion of Bandodkar’s birth anniversary (March 12) and death anniversary (August 12).
When asked some primary schools are on verge of collapse and some are in dilapidated condition, Naik said that in order to preserve and run successfully, the primary schools should be handed over to the villagers by forming committees to look after them.
Dhavalikar said privatisation and negligence by the successive governments is the reason behind closure of primary schools and dilapidated condition.
The Cooperation Minister said he has well maintained primary schools in his constituency. It is the responsibility of local representative to look after the primary schools in their area.
