PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party Goa in-charge Atishi, citing five Congress MLAs had joined the BJP-backed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in Meghalaya last year, asked on Wednesday “How can one believe that the Goa Congress has not made a pact with the BJP?”
Goa Congress has a history of defections, and this time as well if Congress MLAs win, they will go to BJP and help BJP to form government, says Atishi.
“Goans have two options for the forthcoming elections — either vote for AAP and have an honest government or support BJP directly or indirectly in order to form the government. The situation is the same this time around with talk of Congress defections in every part of the state. BJP has planned a new strategy. Once Congress candidates have won their seats, they are going to join BJP,” said Atishi.
AAP Navelim candidate Pratima Coutinho reiterated that the Congress is the B-team of the BJP. Goans were fed up with the BJP’s poor governance so they voted for the Congress in 2017 elections. Nevertheless, the Congress candidates betrayed their trust by joining the BJP.
Coutinho said that the BJP has fielded its Avertano Furtado under the banner of Congress and that, if he won, he would join the BJP. In addition, she said that a secret agreement exists between Furtado and the BJP. When the BJP forms the government, Furtado will be offered the sports ministry.
