PANAJI
Impressed by Aam Aadmi Party's youth-centric policies, many Mapusa youths joined the party in the presence of AAP Goa convenor Rahul Mhambre and AAP joint secretary Sunil Signapurkar stated the party.
In a press release, AAP stated that Raju Awadkar, Shailendra Mayekar, son of prominent MGP leader from Mapusa and former minister Keval Natekar, Abdul Sheikh, Richard Braganza, Paul Noronha, Hasan Sheikh, Sadashiv Goltekar, Sudhir Narvekar, Sheldon Fernandes, Rohan Mane and Mevul Rankale joined the party on Thursday.
Mhambre explained to the media that on Wednesday India celebrated National Youth Day and Thursday the youths of Mapusa have taken it one step further by joining the party to rebuild the Mapusa. The contribution of young people in Mapusa is of utmost importance to change it for the better, the release further added.
He said, "Today the youth of Goa are waking up to the fact that both BJP and Congress have taken them for a ride. The youth of Goa are the powerhouse of the state. The betterment of youth equals the betterment of the state and nation".
"The Goa government recently faced questions from the High Court about the delay in mining. The BJP-led government has also failed to create jobs for Goa's youth. Some BJP legislators have been monopolizing the government jobs to their close allies", he added.
Mhambre stated that the youth of Goa are being deprived of employment opportunities as only Sankhali, Valpoi and Poriem constituencies are receiving jobs. This is a great injustice.
He further said, "AAP has completed its first round of door-to-door campaigning in Mapusa and has been reaching out to Mapusekars with Kejriwal's six promises. We will soon bring a manifesto that is specifically geared to Mapusa and guarantees for Mapusekars".
