PANAJI
Around 20 members of the Congress Party on Saturday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Pratima Coutinho who recently joined AAP after resigning as Goa Mahila Congress President.
Among those who joined AAP are Roshni D’Silva who was the social media head and Secretary of Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress, Elaine Fernandes, Venzy Fernandes, Jyoti Gawas, Asifa Sheikh and Andrea Dias who were executive committee members of the Mahila Congress. Also who joined was Kanta Gawde, executive committee member of Congress ST committee.
Roshini said it was a moment of joy for her to join AAP on the eve of Easter and recalled how she has been working with Pratima for four years.
Pratima Coutinho said that this is just the beginning and many more will be leaving the Congress to join AAP as many in Congress feel that is now turning into a “sinking ship”.
AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre while welcoming all the new members of the party said youth in particular are getting attracted to them because of their motto of “Goa for Goans” wherein all decisions concerning Goa and Goans will be taken by the party leaders in Goa itself instead of waiting for the high command in Delhi.
Replying to a question Rahul said AAP has not fielded any panel at the municipal elections but wherever some of their volunteers are contesting the party is supporting them in whichever way possible and disclosed that Pratima had canvassed for the two volunteers contesting in Quepem.
