Sangameshwar-Chipalun and Ratnagiri assembly elections are being investigated by the Village Development Committee.

Decision to raise the issue of village development in the meeting of the core committee:- Village development committee should fight elections on behalf of the common citizens to address the issues of continuous neglect of the development of rural areas in Ratnagiri district and large-scale migration from Konkan, unemployment, education-health problems and stalled development of villages. Dr. Mangesh Kangane, general secretary of the organization informed that the investigation is being done through the Ratnagiri district organization and the same was discussed in the recently held core committee meeting. The core committee meeting was held recently at the residence of the president Uday Gotad in the prominent presence of village development committee president Uday Gotad and organization head of the organization Suhas Khandagale. passed On this occasion, Village Development Committee, Ratnagiri District Association, as an organization of ordinary citizens, insisted that candidates should be fielded in the possible assembly constituencies of Ratnagiri district. Elections are not fought on the issue of development in Konkan. Elections here should be fought on the issue of development. It is necessary to take a stand from the point of view that the development of rural areas should be at the center. In the past few years, the development of Konkan has been completely neglected by the established system and the common people will have to take the initiative to solve the problems of the people here. In order to raise the voice of the common people and to solve the problems of Ratnagiri district which have been pending for many years, the office bearers expressed the opinion that the village development committee should fight the elections by keeping the issues at the center. . President Uday Gotad and head of the organization Suhas Khandagale said that the discussions held by the organization will be considered. In the meeting, the officials expressed the opinion that the village development committee has aggressively addressed the issues of common citizens of Ratnagiri district in the last 10 years and now it is time to take these issues to the people’s court. People will not be acutely aware of these issues until the role of the organization is taken to the people. In this meeting, office bearers agreed on the issue that Ratnagiri district should work as an organization to awaken the people. In this meeting, the office bearers made a one-sided demand to the leadership of the organization that they should give candidates in the Assembly elections for the interest of Konkan. In this core committee meeting, organization president Uday Gotad, organization head Suhas Khandagale, vice president and agricultural expert Rahul Yadav, general secretary Dr. Mangesh Kangane, general secretary Surendra Kabdule, district organizer Manoj Ghug, Ratnagiri district vice president Mujammil Kazi, vice president Mangesh Dhavade, Vanjole-Sakharapah division president. Nitin Gotad, women association president Diksha Khandagale-Geete, women member Ishwari Yadav – Surve, legal advisor Sunil Khandagale, Mahendra Ghug sir etc. were present. The village development committee has addressed many important issues in Ratnagiri district in the last ten years. Now is the time to take these issues to the people and therefore we have requested the leadership of the organization that wherever possible the village development committee should field candidates from common families.” – Dr. Mangesh Kangane, General Secretary Village Development Committee, Ratnagiri District