MAPUSA
Former Calangute sarpanch Anthony Menezes has joined the Congress and staked a claim for the ticket for the Calangute seat in the forthcoming Assembly polls.
Menezes joined the Congress in New Delhi in the presence of AICC, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and GPCC President Girish Chodankar.
Soon after joining the Congress party, he said he never associated with any political party during his long innings in politics.
“I never officially represented a political party for the entirety of my career in politics, but joining Congress allows me to bring in a much desired and needed change for the well-being of the people,” Menezes said.
He also said that he has decided to contest the 2022 assembly elections representing the Calangute constituency.
“I aim to contest and win the upcoming elections in my constituency and also support the Congress party to embrace major victory with the support of my people and Almighty’s blessings, in the entire State of Goa,” he said.
Menezes is considered to be a close aide of Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and was elected as panchayat member under Lobo’s panel “Together for Calangute” in 2017.
Soon after the election result, he was also elected as the sarpanch of the coastal village with the backing of the panel affiliated with Lobo.
He was also elected as a Zilla Panchayat member earlier.
