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THE GOAN NETWORK
MAPUSA: Former chairperson and Congress candidate for Mapusa bypoll, Sudhir Kandolkar on Wednesday hinted that he enjoyed a very good equation with Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, which would help him to refurbish a development-starved Mapusa.
“Finally, we need development in Mapusa. We will get help from (Calangute MLA) Michael Lobo. If he is in the government, I will get his help and in future too, we will get his help,” Kandolkar said.
The Congress candidate for Mapusa bypoll was responding to a specific query while addressing a news conference in North Goa District Congress office, Mapusa along with North Goa District Congress, President, Vijay Bhike and others.
Continuing, Kandolkar said he had a good relationship with the Calangute MLA in the past, which would continue in future.
“Lobo has been doing a lot of development and we need to take his guidance. He was working towards widening of the Calangute-Mapusa road…But it got stuck because of our former Mapusa MLA…It was the duty of our former MLA to take up the work immediately,” he said.
He further said in order to tackle the garbage issue he would use his good offices with the Calangute MLA, who was the director of the Solid Waste Management Corporation.
“So for any development in Mapusa, we will take his advice and resolve the problems,” Kandolkar said.
He expressed helplessness at the lack of development in Mapusa despite having worked sincerely with the saffron party for the last 22 years.
Stating that tackling garbage was of the many issues that he would focus on, he said the top priority will be given to the bypass road to lessen vehicular congestion in the city.
The former chairperson also stressed on taking forward the downtown scheme for Mapusa, which was a baby of former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar and former Mapusa MLA late Francisco D’Souza.
Kandolkar who has been going door-to-door said he has been getting very good response from the voters of Mapusa.
North Goa District Congress President Vijay Bhike said there was a wave of Congress in Goa and Sudhir Kandokar would definitely get elected in Mapusa.
“MGP has extended support to us. A lot of councilors and other leaders are also with us and will soon join us,” Bhike said.
He said Congress manifesto for Mapusa would be released in a couple of days.
