MARGAO
In an interesting development in the INDIA bloc camp, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers launched the campaign for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls for the South Goa seat on Saturday even when the Congress party is yet to finalise the candidate for the seat.
Aam Aadmi Party Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas, who led the group of AAP volunteers at Margao’s Pimpalkatta area on Saturday evening, however, said the joint campaign for the INDIA bloc candidate will be launched once the Congress gives the face for South Goa.
The AAP campaign under the INDIA bloc banner came on Saturday when the Congress was expected to unveil the party candidates for the two Goa Lok Sabha seats on Sunday.
In his brief address, Venzy reminded that all the political parties have rallied under the INDIA bloc banner to defeat the present government as he gave a call to the people of Goa to unite and vote for the alliance candidate. “This government has sold Mhadei and has not protected the interest of locals in respect of CRZ. The farmers are hit, the common man is adversely affected by inflation,” he said, while making a call to the people to teach the BJP a lesson in the coming poll by voting for the alliance candidate in the May 7 election.
He said the major political parties have come together by leaving aside their differences with the sole purpose of defeating the BJP in the coming election.
When the media later questioned him over the election campaign when the Congress is yet to declare the candidates, Venzy said the INDIA bloc does not require the candidate to launch the awareness campaign, saying the alliance partner will soon declare the candidate. “We have started the campaign since the people need to be made aware of the sins of omission and commission of the BJP government,” Venzy said.
He added saying the AAP volunteers will launch a joint election campaign once the alliance gives the face for the coming election. Saying that the AAP is the serious partner of INDIA bloc, the Benaulim MLA said AAP wants the INDIA bloc to win the Lok Sabha election and mete out justice to the people of Goa and India.
