The campaign launch was attended by GPCC Vice President Moti Desai, Paroda Sarpanch Dipak Kharangate, Chandor sarpanch, Guirdolim sarpanch, former Ambaulim sarpanch F X Cardozo, former CMC chairperson Landry Mascarenhas and many panchas.
Addressing the Congress workers and Clafasio Dias’ supporters, Moti Desai said that the party has already decided to give ticket to new faces and that former MLAs and other old faces would not get tickets.
Desai also said that, in its monthly magazine, the party has already declared Clafasio Dias, Mariano Rodriguez and Wilfred D’Sa alias Babashan as candidates for Cuncolim, Cortalim and Nuvem assembly constituencies, respectively.
Desai appealed the cadre to work hard for the success of Clafasio. He also told the workers that the High Command would be with Clafasio, but they must work together to strength Clafasio’s position in the constituency.
Clafasio disclosed that the High Command has given him green signal and he was confident that he would get the Congress ticket for the Cuncolim constituency. If by any chance the party failed to give him ticket, he said, he would consult his supporters on the future course of action.
Clafasio criticised former MLA and his one time friend Joaquim Alemao for not keeping his promise that he (Joaquim) would support Clafasio for the 2017 election and 2012 would be his (Joaquim’s) last election.
“After absconding for the last four years, Joaquim suddenly appeared in the political arena with an ambition of winning the elections through money power. But the people will accept him,” Clafasio said.
