Panaji: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) on Wednesday said that they are unhappy with the delay by Congress in announcing their candidate for Goa Parliamentary seats.
NCP (Sharad Pawar) Goa chief Jose Philip D’Souza on Wednesday said that the Congress should not delay announcing of the candidate in both the Parliamentary seats of Goa.
Goa has two Parliamentary constituencies — North and South Goa. INDIA Bloc has decided that both the constituencies would be contested by Congress candidate.
D’Souza said that all the members of INDIA bloc had met in Goa on March 6. The meeting was chaired by Congress Goa desk incharge Manikrao Thakrey, he recalled.
The NCP leader said that the meeting decided to have coordination committee within two days but till now there is no news about it.
“There is also delay in announcing the candidate. Congress should not wait . We are waiting to campaign for the official candidate but we don’t know whom the ticket would be given,” D’Souza said.
When contacted, GPCC President Amit Patkar said that the party has already began campaign in both the parliamentary constituencies. “We will be announcing the candidates any time from now,” he said.
