MARGAO
Saying that the Congress party is Goa Forward Party’s natural ally, GF Chief Vijai Sardesai on Monday said the regional party will support the Congress candidate in the Navelim ZP poll. Saying that the Goa Forward party has decided against contesting the Navelim ZP by-poll, Sardesai said the party is of the firm opinion that elections for grassroots and district panchayat bodies should not be held on party lines. “The GF will not be in the fray for the Navelim seat, but the party will support the Congress candidate. Navelim is represented by MLA Luizinho Faleiro and the GFP will extend support to the party fielded by the Congress,” Sardesai added.
Pratima gets solid backing to fight Navelim ZP by-poll
MARGAO A day after the Congress declared Mahila Congress chief Pratima Coutinho as the party candidate for the Navelim Zilla Panchayat polls, the party is on the job to mobilize the heavyweights as well as the rank and file to bolster her poll campaign.Monday saw GPCC Chief Girish Chodankar, PCC Vice-president Altinho Gomes and district president Joe Dias addressing the media in support of Pratima’s candidature. The party has also chalked out plans to get the party…
