Are there any further changes in the offing in the Goa State Congress after the constitution of the coordination panel? Well, sources do not rule out the possibility of more changes in the Congress in the event the party goes in for a change in the GPCC leadership and Diggu is asked to take over the reigns of the party. Sources also do not rule out the possibility of a change in the CLP leadership if the party sticks to the one man, one post norm. Hazard a guess who will take over the reigns of GPCC and CLP ahead of the 2022 battle. Wait and watch.
Congress doing little to woo youth
It is a strange coincidence that majority of the newly-constituted Congress Coordination Committee is stuffed with party leaders, who are either in their late 50s or 60s. Barring a couple of leaders, sources say the High Command-appointed Coordination panel has members who are not closely connected with the grassroots or with the youth. This assumes significance given that the rival BJP has been going to the towns and villages with Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary celebrations to woo the youth and the Goa Forward declaring Year 2021 as the Year of the Youth with an eye on the young voters. Any questions?
Theirs is a love-hate relationship
When the Churchill-Vijai duo locked horns on the floor of the House over Covid vaccine, Saxttikars were left wondering whether their love-hot relationship has hit a new low. The duo was engaged in a war of words to outwit each other over their honeymoon with the saffron brigade. That Churchillbab got back at his one-time close friend where it hit him the most by reminding how Vijaibab had brought the BJP to power in 2017 indicates that all appears not well between the two MLAs. Indeed a sad commentary how the BJP stays afloat when the Lotus struggles to bloom in Saxttidom.
Damu gets his bandwagon rolling
It was a week when BJP leader Damubab Naik was in action, recognising the services of ST leaders from Fatorda and neighbouring Raia. Former Curtorim MLA, late Antonbab Gaunkar was honoured with the Sangharsh Sanman award posthumously. What, however, raised many an eyebrow was that the BJP leader invited former Fatorda MLA and Minister Alexbab Luis aka Mama Cardozo to inaugurate the programme. Mama Cardozo was conspicuous by his absence, but a recorded message from the former minister showering praises on Damubab for organising the programme had indeed become a talking point after the function. Any questions?
Reginaldo is cynosure of all eyes
As Congress MLA Reginaldbab Lourenco appeared to be back in reckoning in the Congress party’s scheme of things, political circles were trying to figure out whether his appointment as Co-Chairman of the Congress coordination committee will have a bearing on politics in his home constituency Curtorim. It’s an open secret that outgoing Curtorim ZP member Morenobab Rebello had emerged as a strong contender for the Congress ticket, more so after his wife Michelebai won the Curtorim ZP seat on the Congress symbol, with a huge margin. It’s election year and political equations seem changing by the moment.
