Goa Election: TMC’s Luizinho Faleiro Withdraws Nomination, Says Ticket Will Go To A ‘Professional Woman’

AITC National Vice-President Luizinho Faleiro announced his withdrawal as TMC candidate from Goa's Fatorda. "I hand over the baton to a young woman, a professional. That has been the policy of the party ,to empower women," Luizinho Faleiro said.

Panaji: In a setback for TMC, ex-Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro Luizinho Faleiro on Friday announced the withdrawal of his candidature from Goa’s Fatorda assembly constituency. Days ahead of the assembly elections, Faleiro, former Goa chief minister who recently switched over from Congress, said he has decided to hand over to a young female professional on the lines of the party’s policy to empower women.

“I announce my withdrawal as Goa TMC candidate from Fatorda and hand over the baton to a young woman, a professional. That has been the policy of the party – to empower the women,” Faleiro told a press conference in Panaji.

I announce my withdrawal as Goa TMC candidate from Fatorda and hand over the baton to a young woman, a professional. That has been the policy of the party – to empower the women: AITC National Vice-President Luizinho Faleiro, in Panaji#GoaElections2022 pic.twitter.com/0vWF8lJ1PC

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2022

He said that he took the decision after consulting our party’s national chairperson, adding that he would like to campaign all over Goa for all the TMC candidates so that they can perform well in the coming elections. “My earlier experience says that when I fought the election last time, we could not do justice to them. To replace me, we have a very able Seoula Vas, who will represent the Fatorda constituency,” the former Goa CM said announcing the candidate’s name.

Soon after Luizinho Faleiro announced the withdrawal of his candidature from the constituency, the TMC had fielded Seoula Vas as its candidate from Fatorda constituency.

TMC fields Seoula Vas as its candidate from Fatorda constituency after Luizinho Faleiro announced the withdrawal of his candidature from the constituency.#GoaElections2022 pic.twitter.com/YtORvrnh7h

— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2022

Faleiro joined TMC in September and was elected to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee’s party has an overwhelming majority. Considered to be a prized asset for the TMC in Goa, Faleiro’s candidate was announced from the Fatorda assembly seat.