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MARGAO
Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Elvis Gomes launched his campaign for the South Goa Lok Sabha seat when he filed his nomination papers on Thursday, promising every Goemkar that their voice will not only reach Parliament, but across the country as well.
The AAP State Convenor has cautioned his political rivals that the people of Goa are fed up with the politics of betrayal and party hopping, and will vote for a change in the April 23 election.
Elvis along with dedicated AAP volunteers wearing blue caps marched from its district office near the KTC bus stand to the Matanhy Saldanha complex as the AAP State Convenor filed his papers before his Congress counterpart Francisco Sardinha turned up with party leaders.
“Every Goan has rallied behind AAP in the coming election because they are fed up with the politics of betrayal by the mainstream parties. We will taste victory and this victory will be for every Goan who are fed up with the state of politics in the state,” he told the media after filing his papers.
To a question, he said the coming election will give an opportunity to the Aam Aadmi Party to serve the people and take the voice of every Goan at the national level, promising that “what had not happened in the past will happen after the April 23 poll if AAP wins the seat”.
Expressing satisfaction over the turn out of AAP volunteers, Elvis said though the party did not give any call or invited people to accompany him to the office of the Returning Officer, people have come out on their own, indicating that people of Goa are waiting for the D-Day to bring about a change on April 23.
Asked to outline his agenda in the coming election, Elvis said that though AAP will come out with a detailed plan of action in its election manifesto, he pointed out that Goa’s identity, voice, environment, culture will find a prominent place in the manifesto. “Our agenda is to take the voice of every Goemkar to Parliament and to the country. I am confident that people of Goa are anxiously awaiting the election date to ensure that the common man finds a voice in Parliament and to solve their grievances,” he added.
A host of AAP leaders, including district coordinator Rodney Almeida, Sidharth Karapurkar, Ernest Morais, Capt Wenzy Viegas and many others accompanied Elvis to the office of the Returning Officer to show their solidarity with the leader.
