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Goa Congress president Amit Patkar on Saturday said two senior MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are disinterested in contesting the South Goa Lok Sabha seat which indicates that the 'Jumla' party will face defeat.
"Of the senior MLAs, one is Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and other is former Chief Minister Digamber Kamat. They have shown their disinterest in contesting the south Goa seat because they know that BJP will again lose this seat," Patkar said at a press conference in Panaji. The leader said that the BJP is rattled so much that they are not getting a good candidate, who can fight against our candidate. He further said that the Congress party has a candidate, adding to which he said, "The name will be announced soon." "Since 2019 BJP is claiming that they will win the South Goa seat in 2024. It is surprising that despite this they couldn't find a candidate for the last five years," Patkar said. Patkar alleged that the BJP is using delaying tactics to announce candidates fearing Congress. Highlighting the work done by the Congress party in South Goa, he said, "Our sitting MP has done a lot of work in South Goa and people have faith in our party." Accusing the BJP, he said that people are aware of how the BJP is trying to divide and rule. There are examples of how the BJP has used the 'defectors' and finished their political career, adding to which, he said, "BJP also practices 'use and throw' policy, which is now exposed." (ANI)
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