PANJIM: The members of Salvador do Mundo panchayat have condemned the “politically motivated” candlelight march held by BJP-Congress combine in the State to express sympathy towards the family of late Vilas Methar.
Sarpanch Sandeep Salgaonkar said the candlelight rally held at Porvorim was “not to sympathise with Methar’s family” but to “earn political brownie points out of it.”
He said it is shameful and condemnable that BJP-Congress combine were trying to get political mileage out of a murder.
“I would have really appreciated if the candlelight rally was silent and peaceful. But it was more of a political public rally with some people diverting the topic to rope in our panchayat, panchas and even local MLA Rohan Khaunte in the issue,” said Salgaonkar, who was accompanied by Deputy Sarpanch Reena Fernandes, former sarpanch Vijai Chodankar, panch Vijai Dalvi, Hemant Borkar, Roshni Savaikar and Suvarnalata Parsekar.
He said the demand for justice to Methar is belated as police have already arrested the accused, and it is for the court to punish them, when they are found guilty of the crime.
Salgaonkar said the panchayat has cooperated completely with the police in their investigation.
“We are capable to answer all the fake allegations that are levelled against us, but we believe that deaths should not be used to meet political ends,” he said.
