MONSERRATE ANNOUNCES HIS 30 MEMBER PANEL

PANJIM: The Education Minister and the Taleigao MLA, Mr Atanasio Monserrate, on Friday, announced his 30-member panel for the forthcoming election to the Corporation of the City of Panjim, with almost all the ruling-side councillors given candidature.
The details as regards the reservation of some city wards are yet to be announced for the CCP poll, which is expected to take place in the first fortnight of March. The election will be held for the 30 wards of the capital city.
The 30 candidates are Ms Carolina Po, Mr Tony Rodrigues, Mr Yatin Parekh, Mr Uday Madkaikar, Mr Rudresh Chodankar, Mr Mangaldas Naik, Ms Regina Almeida, Ms Anjali Naik, Mr Bento Lorena, Mr Prasad Amonkar, Mr Kabir Pinto Makhija, Mr Domnic Rodrigues, Dr Tosha Kurade, Ms Vanita Fernandes, Ms Vivina Nasnodkar, Mr Gangaram Kale, Mr Hema Chopdekar, Mr Suraj Kandolkar, Mr Milind Shirodkar, Ms Sujata Haldankar, Ms Ana Lobo, Mr Nazareth Cabral, Ms Margarida Coelho, Mr Rupesh Shirgaonkar, Mr Nagesh Karishetty, Ms Mangala Karapurkar, Ms Maria Fernandes, Ms Manda Shetye, Ms Nameeta Narvekar and Mr Dennis Jorge. The panel has a doctor, an engineer and a teacher - all women candidates - in it.
Mr Nagesh Karishetty allegedly involved in the city pay parking scam finds place in the panel, while Mr Rudresh Chodankar, who fought the Monserrate panel last time, is included in the panel for the forthcoming CCP poll.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party supported panel is also taking shape. The panel is expected to be headed by the former Mayor, Mr Ashok Naik. The corruption free and scamless municipality during Mr Naik’s tenure would be the main issue of the BJP supported panel, during the election.