Goemkarponn desk
CANANCONA: Giving recognition to a 2017- rebellion that defeated BJP and denying ticket to party MLA is all set to rock the BJP boat in Canacona.
In fact, the Canacona BJP Mandal is on a ticking time bomb that is likely to explode in a few hours from now as a meeting is scheduled at the MLA’s residence regarding the issue of denial of party ticket. It is also being attended by most Mandal members to chalk out the future course of action.
In the first list declaring 34 candidates, BJP denied party representations to Canacona BJP MLA Isidore Fernandes and instead nominated Ex-Minister and Party State Vice President Ramesh Tawadkar against the recommendations of the local Mandal.“We were not taken into consideration to impose Tawadkar, who had in the past not only rebelled against BJP but went to contest as Independent and boasted of defeating party nominated Vijay Poi Khot.’
In the meantime, Dy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes resigned late Thursday night as Dy Speaker, Canacona MLA and Goa Forest Development Corporation (GFDC) Chairman and emailed his resignation from the primary membership of BJP.
Fernandes supporters, which includes the various BJP manuals of Canacona, have called for a meeting at 5 pm today at Fernandes residence in Pedem-Loliem.
A decision on the future course of Fernandes plunge into the 2022 elections is likely to be taken at this meeting.
When pointed out whether the presence of mandals at the meeting will not invite acts of party’ indiscipline, a source close to BJP Mandal’s said, “None of the mandals are going to resign but will go with the MLA who helped us to boost the party in the taluka. We are prepared for any action from the party, but we are definitely not going with the party’s given traitor to us to work with. Tawadkar has almost nailed BJP in Canacona, and the same person is not acceptable to us. We are working with Fernandes for his Win and the defeat BJPs traitor Tawadkar”, said a source.
Meanwhile, sans any manuals presence, Canacona BJP candidate Ramesh Tawadkar launched the BJP campaign by breaking coconuts from Shri Mallikarjun Temples’ precincts Gaondongrim and Shrishthal in the presence of his supporters.