Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced its new State Committee for Goa which will be headed by lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar, who was also party’s chief ministerial face for 2022 Goa Assembly election.
Party’s Goa Desk in charge Atishi told reporters in Panaji that the new executive committee will be headed by Amit Palekar while both the MLAs – Venzy Viegas and Cruz D’Silva – who were elected to the House recently would be the Working President.
Former Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress committee president Pratima Coutinho, who had joined AAP in the run up for Goa polls, has been nominated as Women’s Wing President of the party for the coastal state.
Lawyer turned politician Anoop Kudtarkar has been nominated as Youth Wing President of the party in Goa.
Party’s senior leaders Valmiki Naik, Surel Tilve, Ramarao Wagh, Cecile Rodrigues, Sandesh Telekar and Patricia Fernandes are nominated as the Vice Presidents.
Rajesh Calangutkar, Ritesh Chodankar, Gerson Gomes and Premanand Nanuskar are appointed as Organisation Secretary.
Former Goa Shiv Sena chief Upendra Gaonkar, who has joined AAP, will be General Secretary (Frontal Organisation) while Francis Coelho would be General Secretary (Campaign and Communication).
Anil Gaonkar will be Scheduled Tribe Wing President and Jamesh Fernandes is Minority Wing President of Goa Unit.
The party leaders Prashant Naik, Lincon Vaz, Roque Mascarenhas, Roshni Gawas, Mahesh Satalkar, Uday Salkar, Abhijit Desai and Mario Cordeiro are joint Secretary (Organisation Building). Dr Vibhas Prabhudesai and Neri Fernandes are Joint Secretary (Coordination).
The legal cell comprises of Prasad Shapurkar, Sunil Loran and Vishnu Naik.
