MARGAO
Terming Congress spokesman Sidhanath Buyao’s statement vis-Ã -vis a Bhandari Samaj becoming the next Chief Minsiter as political bankruptcy, RDA Minister Jayesh Salgaocar on Tuesday said the statement only goes to show that the Congress is convinced that the Goa Forward Party will come up trumps in the next Assembly election.
“Sidhanath Buyao is a good artist and music composer. But his statement only goes to show that he is immature in politics. I think he is not fit to occupy the post of party spokesman,” Jayesh told the media on the sidelines of a function at a city hotel here on Tuesday evening.
He, however, reiterated his stand that the Bhandari Samaj, which comprises five out of the 15 lakh Goan population, will have a leader who will become the Chief Minister. “Buyao has burnt his fingers by making the statement that I have lost faith in Goa Forward Party supremo Vijai Sardesai. The Congress is convinced of a sure defeat in the next election,” he added.
To a query, he pointed out that there may be too many factions in the Bhandari Samaj community given that it is the largest samaj in the state. “Factions in the Bhandari Samaj are not something new. Even in a big political party, there will be too many leaders,” he said, adding that his statement on the chief ministerial candidate has been appreciated by members of the Samaj.
“Members of the Samaj feel that the statement has infused new energy in the group.”
Jayesh has lost faith in Vijai, says Buyao
MARGAO: The Congress has welcomed RDA Minister Jayesh Salgaocar’s statement that a member of the Bhandari Samaj will become the next CM, with party spokesman Sidhanath Buyao saying this only indicates that the minister has lost confidence in TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai for the coveted post. “This only goes to show that the RDA Minister has no faith in the GFP supremo,” Buyao said, adding that it is an open secret that Sardesai aims to become the CM.
