SGF merger on Wed
Sandesh
Prabhudesai
21 January 2008
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today evening gave a nod
to merge Churchill Alemao's Save Goa Front into the Congress.
"The merger will take place on Wednesday", said
Alemao.
Meanwhile, urban development Joaquim Alemao (Congress) has
also ruled out the possibility of him being dropped from the
Digambar Kamat cabinet.
Both the brothers had rushed to the national capital two
days ago since the high command had struck a deal with the
MGP, who had split from the group of nine rebels.
In return, the high command had agreed to accommodate MGP
leader Sudin Dhavalikar into the cabinet, by dropping Joaquim.
This move was retaliated by Alemaos rushing to Delhi with
Taleigao MLA Babush Monseratte, who has also offered to merge
his one-member UGDP into the Congress.
"Our talks are still on and I am hopeful of positive
results", Babush told from Delhi.
Churchill met Sonia today evening, after which he confirmed
the move to merge his eighth-month old regional outfit, which
was formed to defeat the Congress.
After quitting as the Congress MP, Churchill's SGF had defeated
two Congress bigwigs - Francisco Sardinha (now the South Goa
MP) and Luizinho Faleiro, besides posing serious challenge
before few more Congressmen like Alexio Sequeira and Philip
Neri Rodrigues.
The merger is the outcome of the revolt staged by three ministers
- two NCP and independent minister Vishwajeet Rane - to topple
the Digambar government for the second consecutive time within
222 days along with Babush and the BJP.
While the revolt was diffused, the Congress in the bargain
got strengthened further with the SGF merger while the UGDP
merger may also not be far from the reality.
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