Lok Sabha polls: Warren Alemao aggressively campaigns for the “Hand” in Benaulim

BENAULIM: Social worker and youth leader from Benaulim, Warren Alemao has started moving around the constituency with his volunteer teams canvassing for the Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha polls. Polls in Goa will be held on the 7th of May.

“More than six of his teams are working in the constituency. We are working and supporting the Congress candidate. Our workers are proudly displaying the Congress party symbol as we believe in the Congress ideology,” said one of Warren’s team members.

According to Warren’s team, the South Goa alliance candidate is a Congressman and is contesting on the Congress ‘hand’ symbol. We are working and displaying the Congress symbol in our activity and house to house visits.

According to Warren, they are going door-to-door. “We do not want to make a big show-off. We believe in quiet one to one outreach to the villagers of Colva, Seraulim, Benaulim, Varca, Orlim, Carmona and Cavelossim which make up the Benaulim constituency. We do not believe in uploading photos on social media or sharing them on WhatsApp. We want to convince the people of this constituency that the Congress is the right party and the candidate selected by the party is the best choice for them,” he said, adding that merely visiting churches and temples is not on his agenda.

“We believe in talking to the people at their level and understanding their problems,” Warren said.

According to residents of Colva and Varca, Warren’s team have made visits to most of the families in the village. “Yes they came to us and talked to us about the Congress candidate,” a villager said.

Warren is targeting a lead of 12,000 votes from the Benaulim constituency alone. “I do not know about the rest of Salcete, but we are confident of getting a 10-12,000 lead from Benaulim. The Congress candidate is known to most people and we are working hard. Right now our teams are explaining to the villagers why we need the Congress. Tourism has gone to the dogs and the number of foreign tourists coming to Goa are falling every year. Local taxi drivers are losing business each year as new APPs take over the traditional taxi business. The coal and mining problems have plagued villagers in the South. Coal dust pollution is harming villages in South Goa. Double-tracking is another major issue. The ruling party in Goa and at the Centre is not concerned about the problems of villagers.  Environment, Climate Change, Global Warming – all this is equally important as compared to Roti, Kapda aur Makan,” Warren explained, adding that there is a lot of pressure on him not to support the INDIA alliance.

“Some people do not want me to support the INDIA alliance. I am getting calls everyday. There is a lot of pressure but I will not give up. I will fully support the Congress and the Congress candidate,” Warren said.