[Panaji,Goa] AAP’s Goa Leader Rebello Rules out Contesting Goa Polls
AAP’s prominent Goa leader Dr Oscar Rebello, who was speculated to be the party’s chief ministerial face, has ruled out contesting the state Assembly elections due next year.
Rebello, a practising physician, came into limelight in 2006-07 when he, as convener of Goa Bachao Abhiyaan, had opposed the Regional plan (land use plan) through a mass agitation, following which the then Town and Country Planning Minister Atanasio Monserratte had resigned from his post.
“I would like to put the record straight that due to my profession and family commitments, I will definitely not contest the election,” Rebello told reporters yesterday, laying to rest speculation about him being the AAP’s chief ministerial candidate.
The Goa Assembly polls are due before March 2017.
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AAP’s CM Face In Goa “Rebello”Rules out Contesting Polls
AAP As Usual EverReady for Polls In Coastal State Goa
[Panaji,Goa] “AAP” As Usual EverReady to Face Polls Any Time In Coastal Goa
The Aam Aadmi Party has said it is ready to face elections in Goa any time.
The elections to the 40-member Goa Legislative Assembly are due in March next year.
People can demand an early election as well,” AAP leader Ashish Khetan told PTI.
AAP has already announced it will contest all the 40 constituencies of the state.
Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also recently addressed a public rally in Panaji.
However, he also said that AAP would prefer to sit in opposition if it has to take help of any other political outfit to gain power.
Kejriwal is likely to visit Goa at least once a month and later more frequently when the polls approach.
Notably, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar had ruled out early polls in the state, saying he was not in favour of elections before completion of five years of the government.
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