PANJIM, Nov. 19 -- In his first press conference after filing his papers for election to the Rajya Sabha from Bengal, which is an absolute formality, Luizinho Faleiro was at his vintage best, throwing hard-hitting arrows to silence his critics and defined a clear road map for the TMC in the forthcoming elections. He red-flagged key issues of Goa which he will raise in Parliament, which included coal transportation, land issues.

Most importantly, Faleiro said that issues of Goans will be raised in Parliament. "Mamata Banerjee has proven her commitment to Goa by making her colleague resign from her Rajya Sabha seat for me. Her crowning glory in this fight against the BJP juggernaut was sitting on a wheelchair (and winning the Bengal electi...