BJP Offering Rs 50 Crores To Each MLA, Alleges Siddaramaiah Amid Crisis In Congress Goa Unit

Mumbai: Amid the ongoing crisis in the Goa unit, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged that the BJP was offering Rs 50 crore for each MLA. The Congress leader’s remarks came a day after rumours of a split in the Goa Congress surfaced.

The Congress removed party MLA Michael Lobo from the post of Leader of Opposition in the Goa Legislative Assembly, alleging that he, along with Digambar Kamat, conspired to engineer defects in “perfect coordination” with the BJP.

Siddaramaiah said, “By offering Rs 50 crore for each MLA… they (BJP) are not believing in democracy. Not only in Goa, everywhere they do Operation Kamala. They will offer money, They will buy MLAs.”

Karnataka Congress MLA MB Patil said the business of MLAs has “disturbed” the country’s system.

Patil said, “CT Ravi’s statement is undemocratic… Buying MLAs for Rs 40 crore. It has spoiled the system of our country, we are ashamed that such things happen in our country.”

Asked whether Karnataka MLAs would also join the BJP, the MLA said that leaders of BJP and JD(S) would join the Congress party. “No chance. In fact, people from BJP and JD(S) will join Congress,” he said.

Notably, Congress on Sunday also sacked Michael Lobo as the Leader of Opposition in the Goa Assembly for alleged conspiracy to engineer defections. Congress said that the BJP was trying for a 2/3rd split and offered huge amounts of money to party legislators.

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