The eight Congress MLAs, who on September 14 hurriedly plunged into the murky waters of BJP without life jackets are now floundering with no escape route. They did not hesitate to betray their voters as the Rs 50 crores was too tempting an offer that led to their personal greed taking priority over loyalty and integrity. Some of the defectors now blame Digambar Kamat for having led them into this political inferno. The Margao MLA had his own agenda of having a safe passage through the serious criminal cases and to be safely insulated from any action by the ED, CBI, and the taxman. These eight MLAs used by the BJP and reduced now to political junk are repenting. But the only way out for them is to resign as MLAs and gracefully depart from Goa’s political turf. Burying their heads in the sand and maintaining the status quo is not an option for these orphans wandering in no-man’s land and lamenting being powerless in the BJP, as they will have to face the inevitable judgment and retribution from the people they betrayed.
