PANAJI
Putting to rest the uncertainty prevailing for last 21 days, Congress President Sonia Gandhi finally appointed Michael Lobo as leader of Congress Legislative Party.
Newly elected MLA from Curchorem, Amit Patkar has been named as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President while Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao has been appointed working president.
Vasco MLA Sankalp Amonkar has been appointed as Dy CLP leader and Carlos Ferreira has been given the charge as chief whip.
According to a release issued by AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal, Savio D’Silva and Viren Shirodkar have been appointed presidents of District Congress Committees of South and North Goa respectively.
The Congress had come under severe criticism for not appointing their leader of Legislative Party even as the two-day Assembly session was held without the leader of Opposition in place.
Margao MLA Digambar Kamat who was strongly lobbying for the leader of the Opposition post has been appointed as permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee with immediate effect.
