PORVORIM
They may have submitted their resignations on Thursday, but that did not prevent Salvador do Mundo Sarpanch Sandeep Salgaonkar and Deputy Sarpanch Reena Fernandes from being ousted in a no-confidence motion by 5-0 votes in the nine-member panchayat on Friday.
At a special meeting in the panchayat office, Bhagwant Naik, Suvarnalata Parsekar, Vijay Chodankar, Antonio Fernandes and Roshni Sawaikar voted in favour of the motion while Sandeep Salgaonkar, Reena Fernandes, Vijay Dalvi and Hemant Borkar remained absent.
BDO observer Khushali Halarnkar and Panchayat Secretary Amit Prabhu in conducting the meeting.
Earlier addressing a news conference in Porvorim on Thursday, Sandeep Salgaonkar and Reena Fernandes refuted allegations by the five members that they had encouraged illegal constructions and did not take the five panch members into confidence on development issues.
“I worked honestly for the development of the village. The work of Panchayat Ghar and the multipurpose sports complex were completed during my tenure. Roads have been hot mixed and garbage collection is going on smoothly, which indicates I have performed my duties properly,” said Salgaonkar.
“The aggrieved members should have approached me and voiced their grievances and I would have tried to resolve them to their satisfaction with the assistance of MLA Rohan Khaunte.”
“It is crystal clear that the aggrieved members have joined BJP for their selfish interest and not in the interest of the development of the village,” said Salgaonkar.
