PANAJI
Adv Asma Sayed, President of Goa Women Forward, the women’s wing of Goa Forward gave an additional boost to the campaign by accompanying Goa Forward’s Mayem candidate Santosh Sawant during his canvassing house-to-house in Watadev, Karapur and Sarvan areas of his constituency.
In a press note, Adv Sayed explained how it has become extremely difficult for the woman of the house to manage household expenses in the face of the steep rise in the prices of essential commodities. She blamed the BJP government for the price rise. “This government is not bothered about the lives of the common Goemkar,” she stated adding ‘People have had to compromise, even on their basic daily meals, because of the faulty policies of the government. It will be still worse if the BJP comes back to power’.
The press note further states, Sunita Naik, a housewife, expressed her anguish, “I do not know how I can feed my family if prices rise further. There is no sign of anything becoming cheaper. At this rate, this ‘mhargai’ will one day kill us. We will not vote for the BJP. They are depriving us of proper food. We are totally neglected by this government and our MLA. We have never seen him, nor has anyone else from the government come to help us, even during the Covid pandemic.”
Conversing with locals, Santosh Sawant stated, “The only option for you right now to save Goa and Goans from further hardships is the Congress-GFP alliance. We promise to give you a government that will first listen to you and then act as per your suggestions and demands. We do not want to dictate to you. We promise to work together with you to solve your problems.”
