New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday slammed the Trinamool Congress for maintaining an “anti-Congress” stand ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, claiming that the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s presence in the coastal state would benefit the ruling BJP the most.
Raut, in his weekly column ‘Rokhtok’ in Sena publication Saamana, said that the TMC has listed “unreliable politicians” from other parties, including the Congress, and such an attitude is not appropriate for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also fighting. have been B J P.
TMC’s presence in Goa will benefit BJP: Raut
In his report, Raut was quoted as saying, “BJP will benefit the most from TMC’s presence in Goa.”
“It is understandable if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP aim to wipe out the existence of the Congress. But, if Banerjee has only one objective, it does not suit her image,” he added.
The TMC is spending heavily for the assembly elections in Goa, and many believe the money is coming from “somewhere else”, he insisted without clarifying.
Referring to the current state of events in Goa, Raut said all political parties have turned the state into a “political laboratory”.
He highlighted that the Congress had emerged as the single largest party in the last Goa Assembly elections with 17 seats, but has now been reduced to just two seats.
Raut believes that the lack of a strong Congress leadership in Goa has led to this shortfall.
It is difficult for the incumbent BJP to win Goa, but he claims that parties like AAP and TMC have blocked the way for the Congress to extend support to the BJP.
Goa Assembly Election 2022
On 8 January, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that elections for all 40 assembly seats in Goa would be held on 14 February.
The primary political parties in the race are BJP, Congress, Goa Forward Party (GFP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) and NCP.
(with PTI inputs)
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