Advocate Pratima Betsy Coutinho, Aam Aadmi Candidate From Navelim Goa broke down during a press conference, alleging that BJP-turned-Congress candidate Avertano Furtado had insulted her.
She said that Furtado insulted her and called her characterless after she accused him of switching back to BJP. While crying she asked all the women of Navelim to teach Furtado a lesson for his anti-women mindset.
AAP Navelim Candidate @adv_coutinho breaks down while responding to malicious comments about her character made by Congress Candidate Avertano Furtardo pic.twitter.com/G07VRLOMCY
— Aam Aadmi Party Goa (@AAPGoa) February 3, 2022
In the press conference, Atishi consoled Coutinho while she broke down and also strongly condemned Furtado.
Arvind Kejriwal also condemned Furtado and tweeted, “I strongly condemn the sick comments made by Congress candidate against our lady candidate. We ought to maintain decency in public discourse.”
I strongly condemn the sick comments made by Congress candidate against our lady candidate. We ought to maintain decency in public discourse. https://t.co/Gbt6ugAUYE
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 3, 2022
As per media reports, Furtado has refuted the viral claim as baseless and threatened to file a defamation case against Coutinho if she does not apologise.
State Assembly Elections are going to be held in Goa in single-phase on February 14 and the results will be announced on March 10.