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Why did Cong let Babashan off the hook?

Did the Congress allow Congress-turned-BJP MLA Wilfred aka Babashan go scot-free over his statement that he cannot afford to get disqualified by violating party whip when he has been elected by 10,500 voters? Questions are being raised in Congress circles why party leaders failed to capitalize on Babashan’s stand by reminding the Congress-turned-BJP MLA that the 10,500 voters had voted for the Congress and not for the BJP in 2017. The eerie silence in the Congress camp indeed sounds deafening.   


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Velim’s changing political equation

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Feb 6, 2021, 12:33 AM IST
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Former Velim Independent MLA Benjaminbab Silva celebrated a quiet birthday with his close friends and supporters during the weekend. What, however, raised many an eyebrow was the presence of Leader of Opposition Digambarbab Kamat and District Congress Chief Joebab Dias at his residence to extend their birthday wishes. Sources say Benjaminbab is not averse to embracing the Congress party. And, it is learned that Joebab, who has set his eyes on the ticket for the Velim seat,…

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