PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party’s consistent efforts over the last one year to reach out to people across the State, whether on electricity issue, or COVID relief, or ration distribution, has started to attract political workers from across the spectrum to the party.
With its strong focus on issues that affect households and especially women, the party appears to be gaining attention from women leaders from across Goa, especially in rural constituencies.
In Sanguem Constituency, three-time panch and former sarpanch of Curdi-Vadem Village Panchayat Gourisha Gurudas Gaonkar joined the AAP with a number of her supporters, on Sunday.
State Convenor Rahul Mhambre along with AAP’s youth leader Shubham Shivolkar, welcomed her into the party, praising her long history of working for the people of her village.
Meanwhile, a former BJP functionary from Priol Constituency Adv Sushma Vantekar Gaude joined the party on Saturday in the presence of AAP leader Valmiki Naik.
A resident of Magilwada, Adv Vantekar was a BJP worker for 12 years, also serving as general secretary of the party’s Mahila Morcha for Priol Constituency. As a practising advocate, Adv Vantekar organised legal awareness session across the constituency, and has also provided counselling to women’s self-help groups in the village.
