MARGAO
The Congress party is set to appoint new district committee presidents by evaluating a range of critical factors, including caste representation, past performance, and party loyalty.
The announcement was made by Vijay Inder Singla, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Observer and Joint Treasurer, during a press conference held at the South Goa District Congress Office in Margao on Thursday.
Amit Patkar, President, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), M K Shaikh, Senior Vice-President, GPCC, Altone D’Costa, Quepem MLA, Archit Naik, Goa Youth Congress President, Savio D’Silva, former South Goa Congress President, Pratiksha Khalap, Mahila Congress President Amarnath Panjikar, Chairman of the Congress Social Media Cell, among others were in attendance.
GPCC President Amit Patkar said that the State party has established a new district, Kushavati, as part of its organisational restructuring. The new district comprises eight assembly constituencies.
Singla has been appointed as the observer for Kushavati and will be assisted by a team including South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes, Panjikar and Khalap.
“This team of four persons will visit all eight constituencies and meet senior leaders and party workers,” Patkar stated. He added that once a district president is elected, the team will prepare a comprehensive report and share further information.
“There will be a lot of powers given to the new DCC presidents. This will come with accountability, and they will be monitored for three months. Those not doing well will be replaced. It is not like earlier times when DCC presidents were appointed and continued for years without working,” Singla said.
Addressing the decision to divide the former South Goa district, Singla said that managing 20 constituencies had become too difficult for a single DCC president.
On the recommendation of the State leadership, the area has been split into two districts: Kushavati and South, he said.
