Goa, Sep 14: In a major blow to Congress, eight of its legislators including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat who had met with Goa CM Pramod Sawant have joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. It is being termed as BJP’s Congress Thodo (Break Congress) tactics as Congress is holding Bharat Jodo Yatra across the country.
These legislators are Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes.
Speaking to the media, Michael Lobo confirmed, “We have joined the BJP to strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant…’Congress chhodo, BJP jodo (Leave the Congress, join the BJP).”
Soon after meeting the secretary of the legislature, with the eight MLAs who merged the Congress legislature party with the BJP, Pramod Sawant said: “Today, Congress MLAs have merged with the BJP. The process will be completed. The MLAs, including Digambar Kamat, Micheal Lobo and those who have come with them, have come keeping in mind the vision of PM Narendra Modi to create a new India and for the development of Goa. They have joined the government and supported us. I welcome them. This will prove to be a historic decision in the development of Goa.”
The development came amid the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is being held to combat the BJP-led Centre and awaken the country’s people to the dangers of economic inequalities, social polarisation, and political centralization.
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