‘We are with Congress’: Goa MLA Michael Lobo denies chance of strolling over to BJP

By ANI

PANAJI: After the Congress on Sunday eliminated get together MLA Michael Lobo because the Leader of the Opposition within the Goa Assembly alleging that he together with Digambar Kamat hatched a conspiracy to engineer defections in “total coordination” with the BJP, Congress MLA Michael Lobo on Monday mentioned that he was clueless in regards to the sacking as all MLAs have been collectively in South Goa and he had requested the get together about his want to discontinue because the LoP.

“I don’t know what is the problem. All Congress MLAs were together. We went to South Goa. Again they wanted to have another press conference, I had requested the party that he does not want to continue as Leader of Opposition ” mentioned Lobo.

He additionally aligned with the get together and dismissed the potential for strolling over to the BJP.

“We have won on Congress ticket and we are with the Congress party. We are with the Congress party so the question does not arise of having so many press conferences. I had told them that I was not interested to continue as LoP. There are so many issues raised against me,” he added.

GPCC president Amit Patkar knowledgeable that he has submitted a letter to the Assembly Speaker concerning the decision of the CLP assembly to take away CLP chief Michael Lobo. “Our new CLP leader will be finalized by today & we will submit the same… we have 6 MLAs with us and one more is expected; a total of 7,” he mentioned.

When requested if Congress MLAs got here to fulfill him, Goa CM Pramod Sawant mentioned, “As CM, many people come to meet me. Tomorrow is Assembly, people came to meet me regarding that. I am busy with my assembly work… Why will I comment on issues related to other parties?”

Addressing a press convention on Sunday, AICC Goa in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao mentioned {that a} conspiracy was hatched by a few of our personal leaders with the BJP to see that the Congress get together in Goa is weakened and to engineer defections.

“This conspiracy was led by two of our own leaders, Leaders of Opposition Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat. Both these people had been working in total coordination with BJP. One person- Digambar Kamat- did it to safeguard his own skin because so many cases are against him and the other person- Michael Lobo- for the sake of power and position. BJP wants to finish Opposition,” he mentioned.

Rao mentioned {that a} new chief shall be elected for the publish of Leader of Opposition.

“A new leader will be elected. Whatever action has to be taken by law against this kind of defection, anti-party work will follow. Let’s see how many people will stay/move. Five of our MLAs are here, we are in touch with some more MLAs and they’ll be along with us,” he mentioned.

Rao asserted that the Congress get together won’t be disheartened or weakened. “We will take up this issue in a more aggressive manner. We will inform the people that this betrayal is being engineered by two people for the sake of power and personal gain,” he added.

Amid rumours that some Congress MLAs might cross over to the ruling BJP, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification asserting elections for the publish of Deputy Speaker.

The order withdrawing notification of election for the publish of Deputy Speaker was withdrawn on Sunday morning. The election was scheduled to be held on July 12 throughout the upcoming monsoon Assembly session.Legislature Secretary Namrata Ulman has mentioned that the notification issued on July 8 underneath Rule 308 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative Assembly stands withdrawn.

“Hence the notice of nomination for election of deputy speaker issued under 9(2) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative Assembly stands withdrawn also,” the order reads.

“All the Hon’ble members may note the same. No nomination shall be accepted for the aforesaid Election,” it provides.

The withdrawal comes amidst rife rumours claiming {that a} group of Congress MLAs might cut up to hitch the BJP. There was no formal affirmation even because the Congress MLAs held a sequence of conferences within the Margao city on Sunday.

In the Goa Assembly elections have been held earlier this yr, the BJP emerged as the one largest get together, successful 20 seats within the 40-member state Assembly and decreasing Congress to 11 seats. (ANI)