Whiff of Congress revolt, if Zantye is sidelined
TEAM HERALD
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MAYEM: The Mayem Block Congress committee members have unanimously resolved to revolt against the Congress, if the party denies ticket to the candidate selected by the Block committee members.
Mayem Block Congress committee President Rayu Sawant stated that the committee has selected Pravin Zantye as their candidate, who has been working in Mayem constituency for the last four and a half years.
Addressing the media, Sawant said that Zantye had been working with zeal and enthusiasm and is instrumental in strengthening the Congress party. “Under such circumstances, if the party attempts to sideline him and impose some other candidate who may be new, then the entire block will revolt against the Congress party and will leave it at any stage,” aid Sawant.
Aparnadevi Rane, a speaker at the press conference, claimed Zantye has been instrumental in creating a strong base of youth and women activists in all the 42 booths and hence it won’t be possible for them to work with some other stange candidate.
Sandeeep Ghatwal said: “It’s ridiculous to hear about some other candidate than Pravin Zantye making an attempt to get Congress party ticket, despite the party officials being well aware that Zantye is working for the Congress party.”
Members unanimously demanded that the Congress party ticket should be allotted to none other than Pravin Zantye.
Block members Shubhada Navelkar, Panch Pratiksha Mishal, Ramakant Amonkar and others were present at the press conference. Meanwhile in another development, the North Goa District Congress President Amarnath Panjikar has called upon party workers to unanimously support Pale MLA Pratap Gawas as the Congress candidate in the forthcoming election due to the credibility he has attained by achieving all-round progress of the constituency.
Panjikar was addressing the voters of Pale constituency during the North Goa Congress district committee meeting at Vividha Hall, Navelim-Sanquelim recently.
Gawas expressed concern over some people spreading rumour about his political career by defaming him and challenged those people to conduct inquiry against him.
“I have done development works to the tune of Rs 100 crore,” he claimed.
for the upliftment of people of Pale constituency,” he claimed.
Prof Raghunath Gawas said he was satisfied with MLA Gawas’ work to such an extent that he gave up his thought of applying for the Congress party candidature from Pale constituency.
Block President Digambar Naik claimed that Gawas was instrumental in providing 314 government jobs and also implementing Dayanand Social Security Scheme to 1,280 beneficiaries, Kanyadaan to 355 beneficiaries, private jobs to 83 youth, financial assistance to 126 people from Chief Ministers’ Fund besides providing free taps, toilets, Rajiv Awas Scheme, farmers schemes, financial assistance to Mahila Mandals, clubs and several others schemes.
Geetali Naik, Vithal Gawas, Babuli Malik, Pandhari Gawas, Vaijanti Gaonkar, Gauri Malik, Anjali Haldankar, Manikrao Kanekar, Laxmikant Parab and Ramesh Sinari also spoke.
Gawas also claimed to have prepared a master plan for the all-round development of Sanquelim constituency.
“At present, I am focusing on major issues like infrastructural facilities, schemes for farmers, pollution control, schemes for senior citizens, development at panchayat level and completion of various infrastructural works,” Gawas added.
