Goa, Nov. 30 -- Goa Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) IAS Sanjay Goel emphasised that individuals who have obtained a Portuguese passport must officially declare their foreign citizenship, as hiding it is treated as a criminal offence under Indian law. He explained that once a person acquires any foreign citizenship, including Portuguese nationality, they automatically lose their Indian citizenship, which means their names must be removed from the electoral roll. Despite this, Goel noted that the election commission currently lacks an efficient monitoring system to identify individuals who conceal their new citizenship status, making enforcement challenging. He highlighted the need for a more robust system to track such cases and ensure trans...