Daijiworld Media Network- Panaji (AJD)

Margao, Apr 25: Arthur D’Silva independent candidate for Goa municipal polls has been booked for campaigning despite being Covid-19 positive. Goa Police have booked him after he was found “moving around, campaigning and soliciting votes” on voting day in Margao Town.

Election authorities stopped and questioned about his moving around despite being Covid-positive.

A case has now been registered against D’Silva who is not associated with any of the panels sponsored by the political parties and has contested as an independent cadidate.

Amid the pandemic, 66.70% of people came out to vote in the five municipal elections. The five municipal councils -- Mapusa, Margao, Mormugao, Quepem and Sanguem -- were to witness elections along with the other eleven councils but were postponed after the Bombay High Court at Goa asked the Goa government to ‘re do’ the reservations for failing to reserve the minimum number of seats for various groups like women, scheduled castes and others.