{"id":310515,"date":"2019-03-16T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=310515"},"modified":"2019-03-16T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T15:40:42","slug":"congress-stakes-claim-to-power-in-goa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/congress-stakes-claim-to-power-in-goa\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress stakes claim to power in Goa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/congress-stakes-claim-to-power-in-goa\/chandrakant\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-310527\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310527 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/chandrakant-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chandrakant-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chandrakant-383x420.jpg 383w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/chandrakant.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>With Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ailing, the Congress on Saturday wrote to Governor Mridula Sinha and staked claim to form the government in Goa. Congress Legislature Party chief Chandrakant Kavlekar urged the governor to dismiss the BJP-led coalition regime as it is in a minority and its numbers may &#8220;dwindle&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He demanded that the governor dismiss the government and invite the Congress &#8211; the single-largest party in the state assembly &#8211; to form the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In a letter addressed to the Governor, Kavlekar wrote, following the death of MLA Francis D\u2019Souza who belonged to the BJP, the \u201cincumbent BJP led state government under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar, which has long lost the trust of the people, has also lost the strength of the house.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIt is therefore incumbent upon you to dismiss this state government and ensure that the Indian National Congress Party which is the single largest party in the august house and is presently enjoying the majority be called to form the government,\u201d Kavlekar said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cSuch minority government be not allowed to continue,\u201d, Kavlekar added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Earlier in the day, Parrikar&#8217;s office had issued a statement saying that the health of the Chief Minister is &#8220;stable&#8221;, after media reports claimed that his health conditions have worsened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWith respect to some reports in media, it is hereby stated that Hon\u2019ble Chief Minister @manoharparrikar&#8217;s health parameters continues to remain stable,\u201d CMO Goa tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Parrikar was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in February 2018 and has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After the demise of BJP MLA Francis D&#8217;Souza in February this year, the BJP&#8217;s tally in the state Legislative Assembly has come down to 13, while Congress has 14 MLAs in the house.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ailing, the Congress on Saturday wrote to Governor Mridula Sinha and staked claim to form the government in Goa. Congress Legislature Party chief Chandrakant Kavlekar urged the governor to dismiss the BJP-led coalition regime as it is in a minority and its numbers may &#8220;dwindle&#8221;. 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