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MARGAO
Congress candidate for the Curtorim Zilla Panchayat Michelle Rebello on Tuesday filed her nomination paper for the Curtorim seat, hoping to continue the good work done by her husband and sitting member Moreno.
Michelle was accompanied to the office of the Returning Officer by her husband Moreno, the sarpanchas and some of the panch members of the villages of Curtorim, Sao Jose de Areal and Macazana, which make up for the Curtorim Zilla Panchayat seat.
“I have filed my papers for the Curtorim ZP seat on the Congress ticket. I hope to continue the good work done by my husband,” Michelle later told the media.
When the media sought to know from Moreno whether he has moved away from the BJP as he was perceived very close to the ruling dispensation, he shot back “I am close to all the people and for the benefit of the people of Curtorim.”
He, however, hastened to add that one has to approach the government of the day to get the works of the people. “If one has to get a road done, you have to approach the PWD Minister. That does not mean that you are with the ruling party,” he added.
Moreno said his wife has the support of all the three sarpanchas, besides local MLA Reginaldo Lourenco and South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha.
