from daijiworld's special correspondent
 
Panaji, Jul 13: Goa state legislative assembly on Wednesday condemned serial bomb blasts in Mumbai and contributed token amount of Rs 1 (one) crore to the Maharashtra government from chief minister's relief fund.

"We could consider a substantial amount as a token of our contribution from chief minister's relief fund to people of Maharashtra who are our close neighbours," Rane said announcing the compensation on the floor of the house.

The chief minister also said that following Mumbai blasts, Goa has geared up its intelligence. "Goa cannot afford to be complacent… we have issued instruction to the police to maintain vigilance so that we don't fall to pray for such act.. we take every possible precautions to protect right of citizens.. I also appeal citizens to be alert," Rane said.

The chief minister said that bomb blast in Mumbai is a cause of concern for Goans too because many of our nearest and dearest are in Mumbai.. "Besides this many goans visit mumbai… many goans had sleepless night yesterday after hearing the blast news.. preliminary inquiries reveal that Lashkar-e-toiba in association with local SIMI outfit executed the blast," Rane said.

"Let's pray that our people are safe," he said in his brief speech on the floor of the house tabling the condolence motion.
The Goa legislative assembly also condemned attack in Srinagar, which killed several people.

Leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar, speaking on the condolence motion, expressed worry about the security environment in the state. "We should rise above the political affiliation while considering the security of the state," Parrikar said.

Citing that around nine thousand kashmiris are staying in Goa, the former chief minister said that J&K police does not have record of around one thousand such Kashmiris staying in Goa.

Parrikar said that Goan borders should be properly checked to ensure that the terrorists do not enter in the state. "But while doing that we should ensure that tourists visiting the state should not be harassed on the border," he said.