Congress had got rid of Michael Lobo from the publish of chief of opposition within the 40-member meeting, accusing him 'conspiring and hobnobbing' with the ruling BJP to engineer a break up within the celebration.
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Disaster in Goa Congress: Birthday celebration should introspect, says Digambar Kamat
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BENGALURUPANAJI: The BJP, which tried to poach extra Congress legislators for a extra entire Operation Lotus in Goa, seems to have stalled its plan. The Congress, on its phase, was once searching for to take critical disciplinary motion towards its senior chief Digambar Kamat, who in a past due night time commentary hit out at his celebration.
“I don’t know what disaster is occurring within the Congress celebration. Lately I noticed his (Dinesh Gundu Rao) video and was once stunned, stunned to look the best way he was once speaking. If I sought after to take any motion, I had numerous alternatives in 2017 and 2022,” Kamat mentioned.
“I stayed with the celebration in 2017, after we had a transparent mandate, nonetheless the celebration didn’t inquire from me whether or not I will shape the federal government, and we misplaced the chance. Now, that is the praise I am getting. They’re submitting a disqualification petition towards me for anti-party actions. I don’t perceive what are anti-parties actions? The celebration must to find out who’s doing this. I labored for the celebration with sincerity. Congress has to do numerous introspection as we’re dropping many elections, and leaders are leaving us.’’
Goa state incharge normal secretary Dinesh Gundu Rao mentioned, “Actually in the market. Each MLA within the Congress is aware of the reality. He was once himself announcing he have been humiliated, no person is aware of from what attitude he was once humiliated.’’
Congress’ pre-poll best friend Goa Ahead Birthday celebration chief Vijay Sardesai mentioned, “BJP has the reinforce of 25 MLAs. They’re made up our minds to get a divorce the opposition and eliminate all opposition within the meeting, so they are able to have autocracy. We’re seeing an alliance of an competitive BJP with a bit of Congress this is made up our minds to betray the desire of the folks. Let the folks down when they want lend a hand. Part of Goa is is beneath floods, there’s emerging unemployment, emerging costs, and they’re opting for to do that now.’’
All this is going on when Goa meeting is in consultation. Resources mentioned ‘Operation Kamal’ isn’t over, and a few leaders are nonetheless seeking to poach extra Congress MLAs with plum provides. -
‘We’re with Congress’: Goa MLA Michael Lobo denies chance of strolling over to BJP
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PANAJI: After the Congress on Sunday got rid of celebration MLA Michael Lobo because the Chief of the Opposition within the Goa Meeting alleging that he along side Digambar Kamat hatched a conspiracy to engineer defections in “overall coordination” with the BJP, Congress MLA Michael Lobo on Monday stated that he used to be clueless concerning the sacking as all MLAs had been in combination in South Goa and he had asked the celebration about his need to discontinue because the LoP.
“I do not know what’s the drawback. All Congress MLAs had been in combination. We went to South Goa. Once more they sought after to have any other press convention, I had asked the celebration that he does now not wish to proceed as Chief of Opposition ” stated Lobo.
He additionally aligned with the celebration and pushed aside the potential of strolling over to the BJP.
“We now have received on Congress price ticket and we’re with the Congress celebration. We’re with the Congress celebration so the query does now not stand up of getting such a lot of press meetings. I had advised them that I used to be now not to proceed as LoP. There are such a large amount of problems raised towards me,” he added.
GPCC president Amit Patkar knowledgeable that he has submitted a letter to the Meeting Speaker in regards to the answer of the CLP assembly to take away CLP chief Michael Lobo. “Our new CLP chief might be finalized by way of these days & we can publish the similar… now we have 6 MLAs with us and another is anticipated; a complete of seven,” he stated.
When requested if Congress MLAs got here to fulfill him, Goa CM Pramod Sawant stated, “As CM, many of us come to fulfill me. The next day is Meeting, other folks got here to fulfill me referring to that. I’m busy with my meeting paintings… Why will I touch upon problems associated with different events?”
Addressing a press convention on Sunday, AICC Goa in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao stated {that a} conspiracy used to be hatched by way of a few of our personal leaders with the BJP to look that the Congress celebration in Goa is weakened and to engineer defections.
“This conspiracy used to be led by way of two of our personal leaders, Leaders of Opposition Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat. Each those other folks have been operating in overall coordination with BJP. One person- Digambar Kamat- did it to safeguard his personal pores and skin as a result of such a lot of circumstances are towards him and the opposite person- Michael Lobo- for the sake of energy and place. BJP desires to complete Opposition,” he stated.
Rao stated {that a} new chief might be elected for the submit of Chief of Opposition.
“A brand new chief might be elected. No matter motion needs to be taken by way of regulation towards this type of defection, anti-party paintings will practice. Let’s examine what number of people will keep/transfer. 5 of our MLAs are right here, we’re involved with some extra MLAs and they are going to be along side us,” he stated.
Rao asserted that the Congress celebration may not be disheartened or weakened. “We can soak up this factor in a extra competitive method. We can tell the folks that this betrayal is being engineered by way of two other folks for the sake of energy and private acquire,” he added.
Amid rumours that some Congress MLAs would possibly go over to the ruling BJP, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Meeting, Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification pronouncing elections for the submit of Deputy Speaker.
The order retreating notification of election for the submit of Deputy Speaker used to be withdrawn on Sunday morning. The election used to be scheduled to be hung on July 12 all over the approaching monsoon Meeting consultation.Legislature Secretary Namrata Ulman has stated that the notification issued on July 8 underneath Rule 308 of the Regulations of Process and Behavior of Trade of the Goa Legislative Meeting stands withdrawn.
“Therefore the awareness of nomination for election of deputy speaker issued underneath 9(2) of the Regulations of Process and Behavior of Trade of the Goa Legislative Meeting stands withdrawn additionally,” the order reads.
“The entire Hon’ble contributors would possibly observe the similar. No nomination can be authorised for the aforesaid Election,” it provides.
The withdrawal comes amidst rife rumours claiming {that a} crew of Congress MLAs would possibly cut up to sign up for the BJP. There used to be no formal affirmation even because the Congress MLAs held a chain of conferences within the Margao the town on Sunday.
Within the Goa Meeting elections had been held previous this yr, the BJP emerged as the only biggest celebration, profitable 20 seats within the 40-member state Meeting and decreasing Congress to 11 seats. (ANI)
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As Digambar Kamat meets Pramod Sawant, defection of Goa Congress MLAs in BJP approaching
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BELAGAVI: The defection of 5 to 8 MLAs of the Congress celebration to the BJP in Goa turns out approaching faster than later given the best way political trends spread out within the coastal state within the closing two days.
After 5 Congress MLAs headed via former Leader Minister Digambar Kamat met Goa CM Pramod Sawant on Sunday, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee submitted a petition to the Goa Meeting Speaker on Monday for disqualification of Kamat and MLA Michael Lobo, accusing them of hatching a conspiracy to sign up for the BJP.
In a determined try to straighten up issues, the Goa Congress passed over a letter to the Goa Meeting Speaker pointing out that MLA Michael Lobo has been got rid of because the chief of the Congress Legislative Celebration and in addition sought the disqualification of Lobo and Kamat.
In the meantime, the AICC has rushed Member of Parliament Mukul Wasnik to Goa to call a brand new CLP chief on Monday afternoon however Kamat and Lobo persisted to say that they’re with the Congress and not conspired to modify to the BJP.
Resources stated the crowd of 5 BJP MLAs together with Kamat and Lobo was once looking to get 2/third of celebration MLAs to modify to the BJP at the same time as six of the 11 Congress MLAs within the state had been not likely to surrender the Congress. The breakaway crew of 5 MLAs lacked the desired numbers to steer clear of motion underneath the anti-defection regulation, leaving it unclear how they plan to hold ahead their break up, resources stated including that the defection of no less than 8 legislators of the Congress to the BJP would happen, however no longer right away.
On Monday, Goa Congress President Amit Patkar, Deputy CLP chief Sankalp Amonkar, Running President and MLA Yuri Alemao, Altone D’Costa, suggest Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Rajesh Faldessai and Rudolf Fernandes met Goa Legislative Meeting Speaker urging him to switch seating preparations within the Area as in step with the CLP answer disposing of Michael Lobo because the CLP chief.
A political analyst from Goa Kishore Naik Gaonkar stated, “The primary try via a bunch of Congress MLAs to modify to the BJP has failed and that the BJP would no longer take the chance of making an attempt any other spherical of “operation” to rope within the rival celebration MLAs so quickly. Alternatively, I’m certain that 5 to 8 of the Congress MLAs in Goa will transfer to the BJP given their frame language lately. The defection of 5 to 8 MLAs of the Congress to the BJP will occur any second,” stated Gaonkar.
senior celebration chief P Chidambaram on Monday advised the folks of the state to show defectors a lesson via no longer electing them ever once more.
He stated Goans will have to “take rate of democracy” and get rid of this unsightly stain of defections as soon as and for all.
Chidambaram stated within the closing meeting elections in Goa, the folks voted the BJP to shape executive and voted the Congress to sit down within the Opposition.
“The Congress accredited the decision of the folks.
Why is the BJP not able to just accept the folks’s mandate,” he requested in a sequence of tweets.
“It’s because it’s within the nature of BJP to arrogate to itself all powers.
As a result of it’s within the nature of BJP to trample on democratic norms,” he alleged.
The senior Congress chief stated Goa isn’t the primary example and except the folks get up to the risk, it’ll no longer be the closing example.
“The malaise that has gripped Goa within the closing 30 years will also be eliminated provided that the folks of Goa vow to get rid of this unsightly stain as soon as and for all,” the previous Union minister stated.
“Goans should unravel to punish a defector and unravel to by no means elect her or him once more. By no means elect a defector once more,” he stated.
Chidambaram stated Goans can’t go away democracy to the nice sense of the political events.
“Goans should take rate of democracy in Goa”.
He stated his affect was once that Goans made that unravel in Would possibly 2022.
“When the time comes, I’m certain the folks of Goa will specific themselves loud and transparent,” he stated.
Chidambaram was once senior observer for the 2022 Goa meeting polls, and forward of elections he were given all the ones given Congress tickets to take a pledge that they wouldn’t defect to another celebration, if they’re elected.
The Congress is now dealing with a break up within the Goa unit with a few of its MLAs going incommunicado.
The grand previous celebration seems to have prevented a conceivable break up in its legislative wing in Goa in the intervening time because it claimed the fortify of 7 of the 11 celebration MLAs within the BJP-ruled state which noticed meeting polls simply 4 months in the past.
An afternoon after 5 out of the 11 MLAs went incommunicado, Goa Congress leader Amit Patkar stated the selection of MLAs with the celebration has risen to seven — two greater than the Sunday’s depend — and the celebration has additionally sought disqualification of a few legislators.
Those ‘out of achieve’ MLAs attended the monsoon consultation of the state meeting which started on Monday and claimed there was once “not anything flawed” within the opposition celebration.
(With PTI Inputs)