Margao: He was scathingly lampooned by his critics for candidly bandying about the Konkani phrase ‘bhivpachi garaz na’ (no need to worry) as the state went through the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that his phrase ‘bhivpachi garaz na’ (there is no need to fear) — even though widely criticised — helped the state get through difficult times over the ...