Political parties are known to go overboard with their poll promises, an instance of which could be seen on Monday in Congress’ Goa manifesto, which promised to build a bridge in a village that has no river.

In a faux-pas, the Congress, in its election manifesto released here Monday, promised to construct a bridge at Neura village, where there is no river.

When the error was pointed out by reporters during the press conference, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said vaguely, “There must be some place at Neura that needs a bridge.”

Goa Pradesh Congress committee president Subhash Shirodkar admitted to the mistake in the manifesto:

“I think it is Cortalim where they might have wanted to say that a bridge was needed. It needs correction, perhaps,” he said.

Goa Assembly elections are due to be held on March 3.

The election manifesto of Congress for next month’s assembly polls in Goa promises up to 150 units of free electricity and water to the poor if voted to power in the state. The manifesto was released by All India Congress Committee General Secretary Oscar Fernandes in the presence of national and state party leaders.

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