PANAJI
Several prominent citizens of Panaji have joined hands to fight against the panel floated by MLA Atanasio Monserrate and BJP in the elections to the Corporation of the City of Panaji scheduled for March 20.
Former Mayor Surendra Furtado has been nominated as Convenor, while outgoing corporator Menino da Cruz, lawyer-activist Malisa Simoes, sports administrator and RTI activist Sandeep Heble, lawyer and former corporator Suresh Chopdekar, Adv Pundalik Raikar and youth leader Sayad Saquib Khadri have been nominated co-convenors of 'We Ponjekars'.
The team of 'We Ponjekars' asserted in the next few days they will announce the names of candidates in all the 30 wards of CCP.
"There is strong resentment brewing against the political machinations and manipulations indulged in by Monserrate and the powers that be to take control of CCP," the statement issued by "We Ponjekars".
It said a team of 'We Ponjekars' is working on a five-year deliverable plan for the city covering intra-city traffic mobility driven by public transportation with e-vehicles, garbage management, revitalisation of perennially neglected water bodies particularly St Inez and Rua de Ourem creeks and the Mala Lake, resolution of the murky Market scam and the confusion there, Health Centre and Football ground at Ribander besides several other neglected local issues from across our city.
"We Ponjekars" also said that the plan will also have a signature project to spruce up the Massano de Amorim square respecting its Heritage value and taking back the lease expired National Theatre property, it said, adding that the vision document for Panaji will also include a sub-plan to revive the NGPDA market project which is at a standstill for over a decade.
"The vision document will be released at the start of our city-wide campaign," the statement from "We Ponjekars" said, adding that it is open to suggestions from well-meaning citizens of Panaji including professionals such as engineers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, architects and experienced consultants giving practical solutions to many of Panaji’s perennial problems.
Suggestions may be emailed to [email protected] by March 5.
