Accusing the BJP of acting “power hungry” in Goa, the Congress on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar step down and it be allowed to prove majority by convening a special session of the state Assembly.
Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Goa PCC chief Girish Chodankar claimed that the BJP is not removing Parrikar from the chief minister’s post fearing that he might “spill the beans” on the Rafale fighter jet deal.
The opposition party also accused the BJP of “betraying” the people of Goa and “killing governance” in the state.
“Power hungry BJP first murdered democracy in Goa and is now killing Governance there. The clamour for power has cemented a corrupt, callous and cheat BJP to the CM Chair in Goa. The BJP has no constitutional right to continue in power in Goa, even for a single day,” said Khera.
The opposition party alleged that the BJP “usurped” power in Goa through backdoor. “People of Goa had given the mandate to the Congress. Governor Mridula Sinha should listen to the voice of people of Goa and opposition parties and allow us to prove our numbers on the floor of the House.
“A special session of the Goa Assembly should be immediately convened and there should be a floor test. This will clear all doubts about who is in-charge in Goa and who has the rightful claim to head a democratic government,” Chodankar said.
He claimed the Congress has a majority in Goa and added that “Goans deserve a full time chief minister and to ensure democracy and constitutional functioning, a floor test is imperative“.
At the same time, he added “no constitutional morality can be expected from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah because they are drunk with power“.
Khera said the Congress has been demanding that the Goa Governor convene a one-day special session so that it can ask the government to prove majority.