New Delhi: In a series of tweets, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has defended his handling of the campaign as the party’s election in-charge in the costal state, saying the prospect of an alliance with the Goa Forward Party was “sabotaged by our own leaders”.
The GFP, which has three seats, eventually supported Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who comfortably won the floor test on Thursday. The Congress emerged as the single-largest party in the Assembly with 17 seats, but was unable to enlist the support of non-BJP MLAs to reach the majority mark of 21.
Adding to the party’s embarrassment, MLA Vishwajit Rane skipped the floor test and later resigned from the Assembly and the party. Hitting out at Rane, Singh questioned his decision to have “coffee with Parrikar”.
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
Digvijaya Singh also denied suggestions that failure to zero in on a CM led to the Governor inviting the BJP to form the government.
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
Singh also mocked the guest list for Parrikar’s swearing-in ceremony.
Guest list at Parrikar's swearing in, photo of which Vishwajeet Rane showed me on 14th. All Casino Owners Hotel Owners and Mine Owners.— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
The Core Team of Parrikar.— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
He also claimed that the state unit was in a disarray before he took charge of the state in 2013.
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
In a veiled reference to Rane, Singh also accused “our own leaders” of sabotaging the prospect of an alliance with the Goa Forward Party.
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
Our alliance with Babush went through and we won 3 out of 5 but our alliance with Goa Forward was sabotaged by our own leaders. Sad !— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
He expressed confidence that had the alliance gone through, the Congress would have reached the magic figure of 22.
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
Digvijaya Singh also raised questions over the "conduct" of Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, saying he would approach the President over the issue.
"I am a psychologist, so studied and analysed MLAs.Then I felt I should speak to Arun Jaitley and called him: Goa Gov on how she decided CM"— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Going to raise in Parliament and petition to the President on conduct of Governor, Goa— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 17, 2017
Meanwhile, Goa Congress leader Savio Rodrigues has tendered his resignation.
I have resigned from the Congress. I am too small a voter to merit even a phone call. @OfficeOfRG @nayanchandra @sureshnakhua— Savio Rodrigues (@PrinceArihan) March 17, 2017
“I am the vice-chairman of the Minority Commission. We had the mandate. It was our responsibility to make the claim (to form the government) and someone else has made the government. This is shameful. We lost because of stupidity. Earlier, we lost because of arrogance,” he told CNN-News18.
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