Panaji: Five persons including former Union minister of state for external affairs Eduardo Faleiro and former chief minister and sitting Congress MLA from Poriem Pratapsingh Rane will be felicitated by Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu during the ‘Legislator’s Day’ function on January 9 at the State Assembly Complex, Porvorim.
Others to be felicitated for their contribution to the state include former MLAs Rohidas Naik, Chandrakant Chodankar and Dr Anil Prabhudesai.
Addressing a press conference in Porvorim, Speaker of the state legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar said that the Vice President has been invited to attend the ‘Legislator’s Day’ function as a chief guest and also to be a part of the 60th year of Goa liberation celebrations.
“Former legislators Teotino Pereira, Gopal Mayekar and Gajanan Raikar will also receive mementos at the hands of the Vice President,” Patnekar said. He further informed that around 300 people including former and serving MLAs have been invited for the Legislator’s Day function.