Curchill Congman once again
PTI,
Panaji
23 January 2008
Seven month old Save Goa Front
(SGF), a regional outfit launched by former Congressman Churchill Alemao, today
formally merged with the Congress party.
This merger has increased the Congress
strength from 16 to 18 legislators in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Two MLAs --
Alemao and Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco -- have joined the Congress as a result of
the merger.
The Congress-led coalition is ruling the coastal state and SGF
was a part of the government. Alemao was a member of the cabinet.
"Alemao
was always a Congressman... He was away from the party over some differences.
We are happy that he is back," Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat told reporters
after completing the merger formalities at Congress house here.
Goa Pradesh
Congress Committee president Fransisco Sardinha, along with other state party
leaders, was present at the function held this morning.
Congress president
Sonia Gandhi had given her nod for the merger last week.
"Merger has
made Congress stronger," Kamat said.
Alemao, a former Congress MP,
had left the party before the June two Goa Assembly elections to form his own
outfit.
The SGF contested polls from 18 seats defeating two former Congress
chief ministers --Fransisco Sardinha and Luizinho Faleiro.
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