PANAJI:
Former Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) president and founder member Manoj Parab is set to make a political comeback, with the anti-Viresh Borkar faction announcing that he will rejoin the party on November 22.
The announcement was made by former RGP general secretary Vishvesh Naik during a press conference on Tuesday. The move marks a significant development in the ongoing turmoil within the regional party, which has been grappling with internal divisions for several months.
Parab had resigned from the party on May 21 this year, stepping down as president, founder member and primary member. At the same time, he announced his retirement from active politics, citing deep internal rifts, groupism and what he described as power-centric politics within the organisation.
His exit followed a period of intense infighting that spilled into the public domain through social media exchanges between rival camps in the party. The developments exposed growing tensions within the organisation and raised questions about its future direction.
However, party leaders aligned with the faction opposed to RGP MLA and national president Viresh Borkar said Parab's withdrawal from active politics was largely due to the actions of Borkar and his supporters.
Addressing the media, leaders maintained that Parab never completely distanced himself from the party's grassroots workers and remained in regular contact with members even after formally quitting the organisation. They described his return as a boost for the party ahead of future political challenges.
Rejecting suggestions that the RGP stands divided, party representatives argued that the recent turmoil has instead resulted in a “filtering process” within the organisation. They claimed the party is now stronger and more focused despite the public fallout between rival groups.
Parab's return is expected to intensify the power struggle within the regional outfit, where differences between the Borkar camp and dissident leaders have remained unresolved.
