MARGAO, SEPT 15
Finally, Margao’s powers that be have got down to the task of finalising the reservation of wards of the Margao Municipal Council for the ensuing polls.
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday had a meeting with GPCC general secretary Vijay Sardessai and former Fatorda MLA Luis Alex Cardozo over reservation of certain wards in the Fatorda area of the Margao civic body.
The meeting assumes significance given that Cardozo has already declared that his son Tito would contest from Borda ward of the civic body.
It is learnt that reservation of Borda ward for the ST community would help Cardozo to push his son into municipal politics.
It is precisely due to this reason that the chief minister convened a face-to-face meeting between Cardozo and the GPCC general secretary, who do not see eye to eye after the Assembly polls.
Sources in the know said that Cardozo made it clear to both the chief minister and Sardessai that his son would not contest the coming Assembly polls if elected as a ward councillor. This assurance from Cardozo further assumes significance given that Sardessai has firmly set his eyes on Fatorda despite losing the polls in 2007.
Sources in the know said that decks are now cleared for reservation of the Borda ward for the ST community. It is learnt that the chief minister too was in favour of reserving the seat for the son of his long-time friend, but wanted to seek the views of the GPCC general secretary so that things do not go awry at the eleventh hour.
Meanwhile, the chief minister, Sardessai and urban development minister are expected to meet in a day or two to finalise the reservation of wards for the ST and OBC community in the Margao Municipal Council.
Sources in the know said the trio were expected to meet today, but are likely to meet in a day or two wherein they are expected to take a final decision on the reservation of seats for the OBC and ST communities.
