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Preparations on for Sonia visit NT Staff Reporter Panaji Feb 17: The Special Protection Group has given green signal to local Congress authorities for holding a public meeting to be addressed by the all-India Congress committee president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, at Campal grounds, on February 22 at 5 p.m. The Goa pradesh Congress committee president, Mr Ravi Naik informed The Navhind Times that Ms Gandhi would arrive in the state by air on Wednesday next at 4.30 p.m. and head straight to Raj Bhavan. Later, she will address public meeting at 5 p.m. The AICC president will later attend a dinner hosted by the Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsing Rane. She is likely to hold talks with partymen during the dinner. Ms Gandhi will meet ministers of the Goa cabinet in the morning on February 23. A delegation of non-governmental organisations will also call her on that day. The AICC president is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for information technology habitat at Dona Paula at 11 a.m. on February 23. And after the foundation stone laying ceremony she will leave for New Delhi. The SPG team which looks after the security of Ms Gandhi today inspected the two short-listed venues (Campal and Taleigao) and gave its clearance to hold the meeting at Campal. The GPCC has begun hectic preparations to set up the stage at Campal grounds from where Ms Gandhi will address public meeting. -- "Dev Borem Korum". Gabe Menezes. London, England
