PANAJI
Goa Trinamool Congress today launched a searing attack on former MLA and BJP candidate from Porvorim Rohan Khaunte for playing vendetta politics against Goa TMC candidate Sandeep Vazarkar. Apart from Sandeep, those present at the press conference were Rajya Sabha MP and AITC Goa Co-incharge Sushmita Dev, 10 panch members and 15 booth presidents.
Condemning the former MLA for producing a false affidavit in 2017 Assembly elections, Sandeep Vazarkar said, “He didn’t mention the FIR that was registered against him in the previous elections. Rohan Khaunte calls himself a ‘white collar’ despite being accused of corruption and despite having multiple cases of illegal mining against him.”
Sandeep Vazarkar also alleged that Khaunte joined the BJP for fear of getting caught in all the mining scams he was a part of. He further added, “He has cheated the people of Porvorim not once but twice. Not just that, he has also tried to suppress my voice by getting me arrested during my rally and again when I exposed how he grabbed the land of several innocents.”
Highlighting the hypocrisy of Rohan Khaunte, Sushmita Dev said, "He called the Chief Minister ‘Pappu’ and now he is sitting next to the same ‘Pappu’. This is because he is involved in many cases of illegal mining in Karnataka which is governed by the BJP. We are going to take legal action against Khaunte after consulting our lawyers and we'll ensure that Rohan Khaunte's candidature is disqualified.”
She also remarked that Rohan Khaunte’s dirty politics is proof of the fact that he is rattled by the support that Goa TMC candidate Sandeep Vazarkar was getting in Porvorim.
The panch members as well as the booth presidents present at the event assured Sushmita Dev of Sandeep Vazarkar’s victory from Porvorim. They also alleged that Rohan Khaunte was a conman who had betrayed the people of Porvorim multiple times.
