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MARGAO
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) began its campaign for the ensuing election for the Zilla Panchayats when the party filed its first-ever nomination for the ZP polls.
AAP candidate Liandrina Gomes alias Lia Gomes became the first-ever candidate from the party to file nomination from the Raia constituency for the ZP elections.
Briefing media persons in the presence of Gomes and Brenda Silva who has joined the party recently, AAP Convenor Elvis Gomes said that keeping in line with the party ideology of promoting women, he was pleased to approve the candidature of Lia from Raia although the same is an unreserved seat.
“It’s a memorable day today that Lia Gomes who hails from the ST community has been chosen by the party to represent Raia constituency which is unreserved, overruling claims from other probable candidates. She becomes the first candidate ever among both genders to file nomination on party symbol, as this is the first time the party has contested ZP polls,” Elvis said, while saying the party will field more women soon as part of the party’s women empowerment initiative.
To a question, Elvis said AAP may field around 20 candidates for both the North and South Goa ZP elections.
Lia expressed happiness and thanked the party for the honour bestowed on her as a woman and exhorted people to support her candidature.
Meanwhile, Brenda Silva also from ST community said that looking into what is happening at the political level in Goa, it was time to go for ‘Kejriwal style politics’ to do something good for the society. She called upon women and youth to also join AAP for a better future for their children.
In the meantime, it is learnt that AAP has shortlisted at least four women as candidates from different constituencies.
