05 Dec 2020  |   05:30am IST

No high command culture; decisions taken by Goa party members: AAP

No high command culture; decisions taken by Goa party members: AAP

Team Herald


panjim: Stating that it was for the people of Goa to decide who would be its Chief Minister’s face in Goa, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Goa Unit stressed that they don’t have any high command culture and all decisions regarding Goa are taken by party members from Goa. 

Reacting to former convenor Elvis Gomes’s resig, AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre said the party recognises the contribution of all leaders including those who have now left the party. 

“I would not stoop down to comment on why he said he resigned from the party,” he said, while adding, ‘when people do not get their wishes fulfilled they look for excuses’.

“It is unfortunate that Elvis had to resort to misleading people about AAP functioning,” he remarked.

“It was Arvind Kejriwal who announced that Elvis was the AAP Goa convener. Now was that also a Delhi boss decision?” he asked.

 Pointing out that AAP is a national party, he said all decisions regarding Goa are taken by the Goa team, which may at times consult the national leadership.

“AAP is coming out of an ineffective period in Goa and every day new people are joining us at the ‘Vij Andolan’. The new comers are also eager to take on some responsibility to strengthen the party in Goa,” he added. 

AAP Goa spokesperson Sandesh Telekar pointed out that AAP volunteers are actively involved in the agitations against the three linear projects in Goa namely road widening, railway double tracking and transmission lines through forest area; and said that AAP will stand by the people in this struggle.

They also pointed out that Sandesh is one of the six persons against whom the Maina Curtorim police have filed a FIR following the November 2 protest at Chandor against the double tracking of railway lines.

 “In the last couple of years, some of our best volunteers and leaders were sidelined by a select coterie and they are all slowly coming back to the party as they know their voice will be heard and they will get a chance to work for Goans again” said Rahul Mhambre. 

  Valmiki Naik,  Venzy Viegas and Surel Tilve were also present for the media briefing.

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