Kolkata: Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro to join TMC today
Kolkata: Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro to join TMC today
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Kolkata: Ex-chief minister of Goa, Luizinho Faleiro, who quit from Congress, will join Trinamool Congress along with 3 others on Wednesday, as per reports. Other than Faleiro, former Ponda MLA Lavoo Mamledar, Sahitya Akademi awardee N Shivdas and environmentalist Rajendra Shivaji Kakodkar will be joining TMC on Wednesday.

 

As per details from the source, Faleiro reached Kolkata on Tuesday and met some of the top TMC leaders.  Joining a press conference in Panaji on Monday after submitting his resignation, Faleiro hailed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'streetfighter' spirit and said, "Mamata Banerjee has fought and succeeded in stopping Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from entering Bengal. She symbolises woman empowerment - she can bring the country back on the track of development and progress." Faleiro, who previously served two terms as a Chief Minister of Goa, submitted his resignation on Monday as an MLA to the Speaker of Goa Assembly ahead of state Assembly elections next year.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao had confirmed that Faleiro has given resignation from the primary membership of the party as well.Faleiro is the second Congress leader outside West Bengal who will be joining the TMC. He was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Election Coordination Committee for Goa Assembly polls and was All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of North-Eastern states.

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