PANAJI
The Goa Trinamool Congress on Tuesday welcomed All Goa Panchayat Parishad President and Siolim panch Francisco Fernandes, former Congress leader from Mayem Kashinath Mayekar, former Samajwadi Janata Party leader Natty Po, former Deputy Sarpanch of Siolim-Sodiem Dasarath Dabholkar and Advocate Prakash Goekar into the party.
In a press release, TMC stated that the inductions took place in the presence of leaders Kiran Kandolkar and Shivdas Naik at the party office.
Former Congress leader Francisco Fernandes, who was associated with the party for around four decades, attacked the ‘unholy alliance’ of Congress-GFP.
Calling Mamata Banerjee ‘Iron Lady’, Fernandes said the Congress took people for granted and didn’t consult with grassroots workers regarding the alliance, the release further stated.
Soon after his induction, Kashinath Mayekar said that it was the able leadership of AITC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee that motivated him to join the Goa TMC family, the release added.
Natty Po hit out at the ruling BJP and said the government failed the people of Goa and stopped programmes benefitting them. "Goans want change. Didi has given a call to move forward and so we all must move towards giving Goa a credible alternative," she said.
