Congress has attacked Arvind Kejriwal over his claims that the party would fare poorly in polls in 2015
New Delhi:
Stung by Arvind Kejriwal's comment that it won't win even a single seat in Goa in elections next year, the Congress today mocked what it called the Delhi chief minister's "artificial love" for the state.
"All this artificial love which he (Kejriwal) is professing for Goans is buried in his ambitious plan of looting and eradicating the identity of Goans," Congress spokesman Trojano D'Mello said. He also alleged that Mr Kejriwal was eying Goa's land resources, as an "agent of the Delhiites."
On Sunday, Mr Kejriwal had said that only the Aam Aadmi Party , and the BJP were serious contenders in the forthcoming elections in Goa. Targeting the Congress, Mr Kejriwal had jibed "they (Congress) will be completely wiped out from Goa and will not win even a single seat."
Mr Kejriwal had also alleged that the BJP wants to win Goa just "to make money" and that in the elections due next year "people of Goa will vote for the honest party" and not "corrupt" BJP.
"As far as the BJP is concerned, people rallied behind the party during the 2012 state elections. Voters who would not have voted for the BJP even in their dreams supported the party because they felt that Manohar Parrikar would make a difference. But in the last 5 years the BJP has cheated the people. The party has turned out to be worse that the Congress."
In 2012, the BJP took power in the state after winning 21 of 40 seats defeating the Congress which could only win 9. Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will be contesting elections in Goa for the first time next year.
"All this artificial love which he (Kejriwal) is professing for Goans is buried in his ambitious plan of looting and eradicating the identity of Goans," Congress spokesman Trojano D'Mello said. He also alleged that Mr Kejriwal was eying Goa's land resources, as an "agent of the Delhiites."
On Sunday, Mr Kejriwal had said that only the Aam Aadmi Party , and the BJP were serious contenders in the forthcoming elections in Goa. Targeting the Congress, Mr Kejriwal had jibed "they (Congress) will be completely wiped out from Goa and will not win even a single seat."
Mr Kejriwal had also alleged that the BJP wants to win Goa just "to make money" and that in the elections due next year "people of Goa will vote for the honest party" and not "corrupt" BJP.
"As far as the BJP is concerned, people rallied behind the party during the 2012 state elections. Voters who would not have voted for the BJP even in their dreams supported the party because they felt that Manohar Parrikar would make a difference. But in the last 5 years the BJP has cheated the people. The party has turned out to be worse that the Congress."
In 2012, the BJP took power in the state after winning 21 of 40 seats defeating the Congress which could only win 9. Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will be contesting elections in Goa for the first time next year.
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