CLP eyes Babush, Roy Naik to take on BJP giants in bypolls

But leaves it to the GPCC for taking a final callrrthe goan I networkrPANAJIrrLeader of Opposition Chandrakant “Babu” Kavalekar confirmed that while the legislative wing of the party discussed the imminent candidature of the two individuals from among a host of other names doing rounds, the final call will be taken by the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee.rMonserrate, who lost their recent Assembly polls for Panaji to BJP’s Siddharth Kuncalienkar by a margin of 1,000 votes, has shown readiness to join Congress if the party evokes his expulsion.rCLP, which had its routine meeting at the Assembly complex at Porvorim, also passed a resolution condemning the gross inaction and silence of the state government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the inflamatory speechrrNew chief for Goa this weekrPANAJI: Sources from Congress inform that the party high command is likely to respond this week to present GPCC president Luizinho Faleiro’s request to be relieved from the post.r“The party high command does not accept or reject resignation letters. Instead, a new appointment is issued as response. We are expecting the announcement of a new party chief by Friday,” sources disclosed.rIt is learnt that AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi is in the process of considering names recommended by various members of Goa Congress which include among others, Ramakant Khalap and Datta Nayak.