Team Herald
CUNCOLIM: Former Cuncolim MLA Joaquim Alemao has given a 15-day ultimatum to Congress leadership to decide whether they plan to give him the Cuncolim Congress ticket or not.
Joaquim said, “If Congress does not decide on my Congress candidature before end of this month, then, I will be free to take my decision. If not on Congress ticket, I will contest as Independent candidate from Cuncolim.”
Joaquim was speaking at his birthday celebration in Cuncolim.
He criticized the BJP government and local MLA Rajan Naik for failing to bringing in development works in Cuncolim Constituency.
Joaquim said he was the one who unconditionally supported Rane government when he was Benaulim MLA. “As a loyal congress man, I had saved the then Congress government as a loyal congress man and I always worked for party. But some local leaders are now terming me as an outsider,” complained Joaquim. “I do not care whether I get ticket or not. In fact, I was supposed to declare my Candidature today itself but I am giving one more opportunity to the Congress; if they fail I’m free to take my own decision.”
