VASCO: Chicalim sarpanch Prajyoti Kudalkar has tendered her resignation to the director of panchayats. According to sources, Kudalkar was elected as the sarpanch with 6:5 votes in the 11-member panchayat body in the month of May this year, and she was supposed to step down on September 15 in accordance with the understanding reached by the ruling group members.
Kudalkar, however, tendered her resignation to the director of panchayats on September 23.
Meanwhile, the former Sancoale Zilla Panchayat member and panch member of ward 2 Nilam Naik is likely to succeed Kudalkar, and continue to be the post for the rest of the period, with the panchayat elections likely to be held in the month of May 2017.
In another development, the former sarpanch of Chicalim Marie Mascarenhas has extended her support to the ruling group.
Mascarenhas extending her support to the ruling group, which is backed by Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho, may prove to be a setback for the Congress in the Dabolim constituency.
Mascarenhas is a member on Goa Pradesh Congress Committee.
When contacted, Mascarenhas has confirmed her support to the ruling group, however, did not provide a reason for dissociating herself from the group of 5 panch members supporting the Congress in the constituency.