Port Blair, March 11: The ANTCC President, Shri. Rangalal Halder has thanked the people of A&N Islands and Congress workers for supporting the party in the Municipal & Panchayat polls and termed them as fighters working to safeguard constitutional values in the country.

"A big thank you to all those who voted for the Congress in these elections. We appreciate your support and will fight for you. Thank you to our workers and leaders for their dedication and untiring hard work in support of the party," said Halder.

Halder also congratulated the winning candidates of Municipal and Panchayats for their good performance. He said that Congress has performed very well in this election across the Islands compared to previous election. He also gave confidence to the Congress candidates who could not win this time. The ANTCC President also expressed gratitude towards Election Commission of India, Directorate of Panchayat & Municipal Election, A&N Police, officials from various government departments and the media for putting in their hard work to make this day a memorable one.