SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024
Team Herald
VASCO: INDIA Bloc South Goa candidate Captain Viriato Fernandes on Sunday expressed confidence that the Congress Party will win both the Lok Sabha seats in the State.
Addressing a press meet at Shantinagar, Vasco, Capt Fernandes said that his election campaign was now to ensure big victory margin.
“We are only campaigning to push our lead because we want to win with record margin that has never been achieved in South Goa constituency.This is the confidence of the people who have been working very hard for the Congress because Goans are intelligent and already decided their vote,” he said.
Capt Fernandes has assured the people that he will take up the issues concerning them such as rising unemployment, increasing crime rate which has made touristic Goa into a crime capital of India, injustice faced by small people including SC, ST and fishermen besides the threat of closure of Dabolim international airport. We will take the voice of Goans into the Parliament to prevent the damage and save Goa for the future generations,” Capt Fernandes declared.
Capt Fernandes further claimed that the delay in announcing the Congress candidate had turned into a positive wave with people taking over the campaigning for the grand old party.
