Differences within the Sankhalim Block Congress Committee surfaced on Thursday, with some members strongly objecting to the appointment of Rajesh Sawal as block president. The dissent was voiced in the presence of AICC secretary in charge of the Goa desk, Anjali Nimbalkar, who advised members to abide by the party’s decision.
After the meeting, Nimbalkar declined to share details, accusing the media of reporting groupism within the committee and of covering meetings at two separate venues. “There is no groupism in the party. There may be differences of opinion and I am here to solve them. Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is also talking about the same thing. We are not like the BJP where decisions are imposed from Delhi,” she said.
She urged the media not to spread false information or indulge in ‘cheap publicity to raise TRPs’.
Also present were, former block president Mangaldas Naik, former MLA Pratap Gawas, former Sankhalim chairpersons Dharmesh Saglani and Sunita Vererkar, councillor Pravin Blaggan, Reenuka Dessai.