CANACONA
Canacona Block Congress observed ‘Sadbhavana Divas’ to mark the 77th birthday anniversary of late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, while Canacona Block Youth Congress Committee headed by the new president Vaishnav Pednekar was also installed on the occasion.
Vice-Presidents Manish Naikgaunkar, Quency Fernandes, Aspak Sayed, Shakti Desai, General Secretary Valankani Viegas, Secretary Sidharth Gayak and around 8 others have been nominated as executive members.
Goa Pradesh Youth Congress President Adv Varad Mardolkar handed over appointment letters to the new committee in the presence of GPCC General Secretary Janardhan Bhandari, Secretary Mahadev Dessai, Executive Member Daya Pagi, Canacona Block Congress President Prahlay Bhagat and Congress Mahila Block President Ursila Da Costa.
Varad paid rich tributes to the former prime minister, describing him as an architect of modern India and the person responsible to grant statehood to Goa.
Stating the Congress is the only party which provides the right platform to youth to advance in life, Bhandari advised the new block youth committee to tirelessly work for the betterment of others in society.
