PANAJI
Citizen's Choice panel for Margao Municipal Council and Ami Quepemkar for Quepem Municipal Council has termed the Congress, BJP and Goa Forward Party relation as Kazar Sompeponnachem “ Marriage of Convenience, hitting out at Vijai Sardessai and Digambar Kamat who are trying to fool the people of Fatorda and Margao.
Adv Seoula said that we at Citizen's Choice panel want to give the people of Margao and Quepem a next level municipal council by ensuring non-corrupt and clean governance. Further, she said give us a chance to show that we can and we are the only change and we shall reduce your house tax by 50% and provide a single-window system for a trade license.
Aam Aadmi Party which has fielded 11 candidates under the banner of Ami Quepemkar for the Quepem Municipal Council elections sincerely appealed to the voters to bring about a change as both BJP and Congress have proven to be abject failures in changing the face of Quepem for so many years.
Sunita Pereira who is contesting from Ward No 11 lamented that her ward looks the same for so many years and there has been no development whatsoever even though their MLA jumped from Congress to BJP.
She said BJP and Congress are the same and there is no difference between them, and that is the reason why people are suffering so much, and asked the people to support their panel as they are committed to improving the status of Quepem.
Student of Political Science Benita Fernandes is contesting from Ward No 9 expressed her disgust at how the municipality works.
Covin Colaco who is contesting from Ward No 7 said a person who has been the councillor for 15 years and even been the chairperson of the council has not done anything in his ward and appealed to people to discard the old face and vote for a young and dynamic person like him.
Selvina Fernandes who is better known as Shalini is the candidate from Ward No 8 and pointed out that corruption is rampant in Quepem and has percolated to the ward level.
