P Chidambaram to arrive today to review poll preparation in Goa

PANAJI: AICC election observer for Goa P Chidambaram and Goa desk in charge Dinesh Gundu Rao will arrive in the state on Saturday as the Congress continues to revamp its organisational machinery ahead of the 2022 assembly elections. Chidambaram is expected to review the steps taken to reconstitute the blocks and increase the active membership in every constituency.
Soon after his arrival, the former union finance minister is expected to go into a huddle with the state election co-ordination, campaign, finance, manifesto and publicity committees at the Congress house.
“He is coming to review the preparations. He is making the Congress workers accountable. We have been asked to finalise the names of the block committee members so that by next week the committees of the 19 blocks can be announced,” said a Congress block president.
Chidambaram will meet all the Cumbarjua, Santa Cruz, Quepem and Vasco block members during his stay in Goa. The former union minister has made it clear that he does not want to be a part of any event where prominent members are inducted into the party.
“He has some meetings with various civic society members and prominent locals. Chidambaram is more interested in meeting common people and random voters on his visits,” said a Congress functionary, adding, “Dinesh Gundu Rao is the one working on the nitty-gritty of things, meeting prominent leaders and others.”
A review meeting of the North Goa block presidents was held on Friday at the Congress house where the recently appointed block presidents were asked to submit the names of the new block members by next week and identify around 200-300 active members in every block. The block presidents have to submit a weekly report on the active members and a daily report on the ongoing membership drive.