MARGAO
With the December 5 deadline set by the Margao block Congress workers to State Congress president, Girish Chodankar to condemn the recent statements directed at Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat, the GPCC chief on Friday said the party leadership has taken note of the sentiments of the workers from Margao.
He, however, said there are comments which the party tend to ignore and comments which requires to be clarified and condemned.
The GPCC chief told the media on the sidelines of a function at Benaulim that he discussed the matter with Leader of the Opposition and Margao MLA, Digambar Kamat when they met on Friday at a programme.
“Kamat has said he has no problem with the matter, but that his workers had raised the issues to be addressed by the party leadership. We have taken note of the sentiments expressed by the party workers from the market. There’s nothing wrong
in the workers expressing their sentiments since they had done so at the proper forum at the block,” Chodankar said.
When asked why he or the party did not deem fit to clarify or condemn the statements made by Congress-turned-BJP leader Urfan Mulla directed at the Opposition leader, the GPCC chief made it clear that he does not react to each and every issue that comes up concerning the party and the leaders.
“Recently, I was attacked by some people, but neither I nor the party did not even replied to these allegations”, he recalled.
“I have discussed the issues raised by the party workers from Margao with the Opposition leader. I understand their sentiments and the party has taken note of the same”, he added.
Opposition leader, Digambar Kamat said that party workers from Margao had expressed their sentiments at the block meeting, adding that it does not bother him whether the party leadership condemns Mulla’s statement or not.
