New Delhi: Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders face off on micro-blogging platform Twitter over the possibility of an alliance between the two parties for the upcoming assembly elections to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in Goa. Is.
TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra made the first proposal to the Congress for a collective fight against the saffron party in Goa.
“In reply: 1. AITC had already given a formal and definitive proposal to Congress in Goa to defeat BJP 2. Congress leadership had sought time for withdrawal. This was almost 2 weeks ago. If Mr. Chidambaram was given details of Don’t know about this, instead of making this statement, he should talk to his leadership,” Moitra, who is TMC’s Goa in-charge, tweeted on Friday.
Rejecting any alliance with the TMC, Congress Goa in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao replied to Moitra that the “brilliant strategy” of West Bengal’s ruling party for elections “weakens” the oldest party and dilutes the anti-BJP vote. “divides”.
“If @kcvenugopalmp’s tweet was not an adequate response, I wonder whose response from Delhi leaders @MahuaMoitra is waiting for. And Trinamool’s brilliant strategy to defeat the BJP in Goa is to weaken the Congress and divide the anti-BJP vote. Whom does he help Moitra ji?” he tweeted on Saturday.
The TMC MP reacted to the Congress leader’s tweet and wrote on the micro-blogging platform that his party, which is “serious” to defeat the BJP, has “no further involvement in Twitter shadow boxing” with various Congress office-bearers. do not wish”.
AITC is serious about defeating BJP. Unfounded false bravery is no substitute for rational thinking and maturity. Fixed offer among the principals at the table – waiting to be returned. No desire to indulge in further Twitter shadow boxing with various Congress office bearers,” she had tweeted earlier in the day.
The Congress has so far tied up with the regional Goa Forward Party for the upcoming elections and is in discussions with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for an alliance.
TMC has joined hands with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
The BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have not joined hands with any party in Goa so far.
Voting for the 40-member Goa assembly is to be held on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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