PANJIM: Gearing up for the State Assembly Elections due in 2022, the Congress in Goa is set to revamp its organisational setup. While new and young faces will be given additional responsibilities, the party has shut its doors to its rebels.
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Digambar Kamat jointly addressed the media to announce that the party is getting set for the Assembly elections by reorganising the base to face the upcoming polls.
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Chodankar, who had tendered his resignation from the post of party president last year, said the High Command has asked him to focus on reorganising the party for the 2022 elections. He said the party office bearers would be spending more time in their respective Assembly constituencies from now onwards.
“I had tendered my resignation one year back. It was with AICC. And since then I had left my focus out of party organisation, giving attention to exposing the government on various fronts,” he said.
“But now the party wants me to revamp the organisation. As per the instructions, we have started the process. Various committees would be reconstituted and active young leaders will be promoted with additional responsibilities,” he said.
Responding to a question, Chodankar said the party will ensure that young faces are promoted, even while giving tickets for the polls. “We have already the shut door to rebels. There is State executive committee resolution in this regard,” he stated.
Chodankar said along with Kamat, he would be monitoring the happenings at the block levels. He has appealed to all like-minded people, including NGOs, who are against the BJP to join the Congress.
“We are getting good support from the people. The kind of response that we get for the agitations against the government is overwhelming. That indicates the mood of the people,” the Congress leader said.
He also said the various public agitations by the party against the government stand withdrawn for the next ten days considering the rising COVID-19 cases across the State. “When we are blaming the government, we too need to set the right example,” he said.
Earlier, Kamat said there is a need to put the organisation in place and the responsibility is given to the party president. “Elections are due in 2022 and hence it is very important that we strengthen the party base across the State,” the former Chief Minister said.
