The elected representative from Curtorim Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco exhibited a unique characteristic: he remained silent for 5 years allowing the BJP - in the hot seat- enough chilled time, then wakes up when he is in the hot seat. The South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha spoke up, that too in Goa, only when central leaders descended on Goa.
The TMC ‘poached’ MLA Reginaldo, in the hot seat, explains his reasons for this poaching. He speaks nothing of hobnobbing with Congress leaders, AAP, BJP - at midnight- before shifting to TMC. He says he was frustrated as a leader as he could not do anything for Curtorim. He says the TMC alliance with the MGP will defeat the BJP, saying Congress failed to do that. What he means is: had the MGP had enough seats in 2017, he would have defected to them to form the Govt? Voters must listen carefully to what he says. Finally, what is his ideology: pro-Marathi/Maharashtra, pro-Bengali, pro-UP, pro-anything so long as he is on the winning side? Being with the Opposition for 2 terms solely to maintain one’s ideology is what Goans need today! Not opportunists.
