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MARGAO
Goa Mahila Congress chief Pratima Coutinho said that she and her team of mahilas were left upset after the Congress South Goa candidate Francisco Sardinha ignored them at the district Congress office on Tuesday when they all came to accompany the latter to the office or the Returning Officer.
Pratima further took objection to the presence of some mahilas from North Goa with the South Goa candidate, saying at least one of them was involved in an alleged “hate” campaign directed against her last month.
The Mahila Congress chief made it clear that the Congress mahilas could not make their presence felt outside the office of the RO after they were denied entry at the entrance gate by the security on grounds that only five persons were allowed inside. “The Congress Mahilas had all come to the district office to accompany the party candidate, but Sardinha ignored us. He did not acknowledge our presence. As I was one of the ticket contenders, Sardinha has till date not even called me. My mahilas are all upset with the treatment meted out to them,” Pratima said, adding that she has conveyed the sentiments of the Mahila Congress to the Chief campaign manager Digambar Kamat.
