MAPUSA: One BJP-backed councilor in Mapusa openly came out in support of senior councilor, Sudhir Kandolkar even as support started to pour in for the beleaguered former chairperson who lost out on the BJP ticket for the Mapusa bypoll.
First-time councilor Martin Carrasco said that he will fully back Kandolkar for the by-election on whichever party he chooses to contest on.
“If a person who has worked sincerely for the last 22 years for a party fails to enjoy the fruits, I think it’s time to look for an alternative. I will back Sudhir for the by-election,” Carrasco said.
The councilor was speaking at a meeting called to extend support to Sudhir Kandolkar where over 250 people were present.
Staunch Congressman and former Mapusa MLA Phyllis Faria’s son, Lucindo Faria also expressed his support to Kandolkar in his quest to contest the bypolls in Mapusa.
“We have always supported Sudhir. And if he joins Congress we will fully back him,” Faria said.
Former Shiv Sena leader Ramesh Naik said that he had warned Kandolkar that BJP would ditch him at the last minute. “BJP was lampooning Congress for family raj. By giving BJP ticket to the former MLA’s son, isn’t BJP encouraging family raj?” he asked.
He said when a sincere karyakarta like Kandolkar has been treated in this way by the BJP, one could understand the fate of aam aadmi in Goa.
“We have to teach the BJP a lesson and I will strip the party naked during the election campaign,” Naik warned.
