Valent Barbosa on Thursday filed his nomination as the Congress candidate for the ZP seat from Cortalim.
Speaking to reporters, Barbosa said he had entered politics to help people with their issues at the village level.
Barbosa appealed the people not to vote for candidates who were likely to split the votes in and help BJP-backed candidates.
Cortalim Congress leader Olencio Simoes taunted the BJP for not fielding a candidate in Cortalim constituency.
“Cortalim MLA Anton Vas was independent and supported the BJP, which is one reason why the BJP did not field a candidate. Did the BJP not find even one person from the ST community to contest the ZP elections? The BJP has only used the ST community and is misguiding the people, while other parties have fielded a weak candidate to split Congress votes,” said Simoes.
