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Defection a tight slap on Congress leaders: MLA

MARGAO

Curtorim Independent MLA Reginaldo Lourenco has said the decision by the eight MLAs to quit and join the BJP is a tight slap on the faces of the Congress leaders criticizing his decision to leave the party and contest as an independent in 2022.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a programme at Curtorim on Wednesday, Reignaldo said his stand of quitting the Congress and contesting as an Independent has been vindicated on Wednesday after the eight Congress MLAs quit the party.

He said Congress had never supported him though he was the party’s lone voice in the Assembly and outside over the years. “I have been in the opposition for two terms, but I had taken up public issues to the best of my ability though the party had never supported me,” he said.

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Churchill turned facilitator, but on one condition!

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Sep 15, 2022, 12:00 AM IST
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PANAJIIn the high voltage political drama that Goa witnessed on Wednesday after a temporary pause, the role of former Chief Minister Churchill Alemao as a facilitator to the move has gone unnoticed.Party sources confirmed to The Goan that Alemao assured the BJP he will facilitate two-thirds of the Congress legislators to defect to BJP on a condition that he is offered the ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from South Goa. “The BJP is eager to win the South Goa seat.…

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