Panaji: AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh, who is under fire for failing to form a Congress government in Goa, on Friday defended himself saying the alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) was “sabotaged by our own leaders”.
Singh is in charge of the Congress affairs in Goa.
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has slammed Digvijay Singh for party's loss in Goa. She demanded Singh's sacking from the post of party general secretary.
The GFP, which won three seats in the recently held Goa Assembly Elections, supported Manohar Parrikar in the state Assembly during the trust vote.
Parrikar on Thursday won the critical trust vote in the legislature, with 22 MLAs backing his government and the Congress getting the support of 16 legislators.
The 22 MLAs who supported the motion included those of the BJP (minus the pro-tem Speaker), three each of Goa Forward and MGP, three Independents and Nationalist Congress Party MLA Churchill Alemao.
After winning the trust vote, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar took a dig at the Congress's state in-charge Digvijaya Singh, saying his party lost out because he came to the coastal state "only to enjoy and not work."
Singh also lambasted former Congress MLA Vishajit Rane, who resigned from the party and the Assembly, complaining that he was sick of the way the party was functioning in Goa.
Here is Digvijay Singh's defence on:
Congress was blamed for being late in deciding its Leader. BJP yet to decide leader in UP and Uttarakhand. Results came on 11th evening.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Congress- Punjab decided it's CLP Leader on 13th. Manipur and Goa on 12th.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
In Manipur there was a sitting Chief Minister in Goa 4 Ex CM got elected as MLAs but we chose the leader on 12th.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Letter to Governor goes after the leader is chosen. Which we did but the Governor took the decision without before that
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Who was most vocal in criticising Congress Observed in Goa. Vishwajit Rane.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
What was he doing when CLP leader was being chosen? Having coffee with Parrikar in a Hotel when we were choosing CLP leader.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
I admire Pratap Singh ji Rane who supported expulsion of his son from Congress. Full Marks to him.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
The Core Team of Parrikar.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
The Core Team of Parrikar.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
When I and Chella Kumar took charge of Goa inn 2013 out of 9 Congress MLAs only 6 were active the whole organisation was in a disarray.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Even Congress Leaders were predicting 2-4 seats for Congress.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
A senior Hindi tv journalist who has a flat in Goa and who was very active for Congress in 2012 election predicted a clean sweep for AAP
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
And that too as late as January 2017. Result AAP reduced to Zero BJP came down from 22 to 13 and yet Digvijaya is a villain ! Unfair !
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
For this I give full credit to Chella Kumar Secretary AICC, PCC President, Girish Chodankar from the Party and all secular forces of Goa.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
As a strategy I had proposed a secular alliance with regional party headed by Babush Monserrate and Goa Forward headed by Vijay Sardesai.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Goa Forward won 3 out of 4 they contested. Had our alliance with Goa Forward gone through we would have been 22.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Still Digvijaya Guilty? I leave it to you to judge.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
