VASCO
Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) backed candidate Lesley Gama, who came second in the Cortalim ZP by-election on Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Olencio Simoes for claiming that the RGP had fielded a weak candidate to split the votes and favour the BJP to win elections.
"Simoes has been shown his place by the people, and the Congress finally realised who is the real weak candidate. Congress who boasted of a stronghold in Cortalim could not even reach my position today, and I want to advise them to think a hundred times before making statements to defame other candidates," said Gama.
"Contesting for the first time against the wife of a sitting MLA and coming second is no joke and this is only because of the efforts of my supporters and the love of the people. It is an achievement for me because RGP is growing as a party and we will get stronger as time passes by.”
“I also appeal to people to stand with us and give us a chance to work for them. We had a very low turnout this time which reduced our votes and I appeal to the people to not abstain from voting, which is their fundamental right," said Gama.
Gama said the RGP is growing as a force across the State.
“I will continue my work, people can approach us whenever they want, and we will be available 24x7 for the people," said Gama.
