13/12/2014 … The state congress party Pradesh election committee members met on Thursday and held discussion over the selection of its party candidate for the forthcoming panjim constituency by-elections …
The meeting was chaired by gpcc president luizinho faleiro, opposition leader pratapsingh rane, former chief minister digambar kamat, cumbarjua mla pandurang madkaikar, former calangute mla agnelo Fernandes, former homer minister ravi naik and others …
Four aspirants namely ccp mayor surendra furtado, gpcc general secretary artur sequiera, gpcc secretary ezilda sapeco and domnic savio Fernandes had recently filed their party nomination forms for the congress ticket for the upcoming Panjim constituency by elections
According to sources from the congress party ccp mayor surendra furtado and gpcc secretary ezilda sapeco are said to be the front runners for the party ticket in panjim by-elections
Speaking to goanreporter gpcc President luizinho faleiro said that the final announcement of the party candidate for the panjim by-elections would be announced within the next two days
Commenting over his party mla from st cruz constituency babush monsoratte having said of contesting as an independent in panjim by-elections luizinho said that his party would go according to the party policies and had nothing to say on who was trying to contest as an independent candidate
Commenting on the issue of tenancy act faleiro said it was prejudicial to the interest of the tenants in the state of goa and therefore his party was opposing it
Faleiro also stated that it was sad to see goan citizens going on hunger strike for their job survival even after working for twelve years in government services
