Team Herald
PANJIM: The BJP-Congress tandem is known for post elections settings but this time they are busy with pre-election setups, alleged AAP leader Amit Palekar on Tuesday.
While addressing a press conference along with Vice President Venzy Viegas, Palekar said, “We have seen what happened in the 2017 elections. Congress voters who believed the party leaders and voted for them joined BJP.”
“At midnight, the cameraperson captured Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco coming out of the same hotel where BJP held a meeting. When asked about his coming to the hotel, he was not able to answer and left the place in a hurry. Those who make mistakes, they do such acts. Reginaldo met BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and therefore he was not able to answer,” said Palekar.
He further said, “Poll setting between BJP and Congress is not new to Goa. In the last elections in 2017, we have seen both the parties indulging in the post poll settings. But this time, both the parties are busy doing pre-poll settings.”
Venzy said, “BJP who is not confident enough for their Salcete win, has been indulging into the pre-poll setting with its B team that is Congress. At midnight not only Reginaldo, but other Congress leaders like Digambar Kamat, Girish Chodankar and Aleixo Sequeira also met Fadnavis. They all met but only Reginaldo was caught on the camera.”
“Congress is planning to win Salcete seats and then to join BJP,” claimed Viegas.
