PANAJI
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said it will not have an alliance with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for the forthcoming Goa assembly elections.
The AAP is determined to provide a fresh alternative to Goa with good candidates and form an honest and corruption- free government, the party's Goa desk in-charge Atishi said.
"I say with full responsibility that there will be no alliance with TMC. So, there is no question of any talks with them. We are determined to give Goa a fresh alternative with good candidates and form a honest corruption free government," Atishi said.
She was responding to a tweet by a West Bengal-based journalist, who quoted a media report saying that the AAP is looking to forge an alliance with the TMC in Goa. The Mamata Banerjee-led party is yet to decide on the proposal, but the two sides have held a round of discussion on the issue.
Atishi stated that politics in Goa has deteriorated considerably over the past several years. She said, "there are daily reports about someone switching parties in the state. Sometimes a leader leaves the party and goes to another party. Sometimes a party makes an alliance with another party. Sometimes a party stands in opposition and campaigns against the particular party and forms the government with the same party".
"The leaders of Goa have been thinking about self-development till date. They only think about how to enrich themselves through corruption. The politicians never thought about developing the state. That's why AAP is determined to change the politics of Goa and AAP is the only party which will provide honest governance in the state", she added.
She said, "Goa is currently witnessing only two types of political discourse -- party hopping and alliances. There isn't any leader who talks about improving the quality of education, bettering water supply or providing employment to locals”.
