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Goa freedom fighters seek honorarium from Karnataka govt UNI Bangalore Aug 17: The Goa Freedom Fighters Association has urged the Karnataka government to immediately sanction honorarium to the satyagrahis who took part in the Goa freedom struggle.In a release here, the association said the number of satyagrahis who took part in the Goa freedom struggle was less than 500 and of them some have died. Hence the government would have to only pay the remaining, it added. The golden jubilee celebrations of the all-party satyagraha held on the borders of Goa on August 15, 1955, was held here on Monday in which several leaders, including former minister and association president, Mr K H Muniyappa, took part.
