Congress, BJP Spar Over Election of New Goa Speaker

Panaji: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was gearing up to call a one-day session of the Goa assembly on May 20 to elect a “reliable” Speaker as it was “expecting a spell of instability” after the results of four assembly bypolls are announced on May 23. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, however, dismissed the charge, claiming that while election of a Speaker was necessary as the post is currently vacant, no decision had been taken by the BJP-led coalition government about when the session was likely to be called to complete the formality.

Earlier, addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar told reporters that the BJP’s plan to call a one-day session was a sign that it was expecting an adverse result to assembly bypolls on May 23 and they wanted to appoint a “reliable” Speaker who blindly follow the party’s diktat. (IANS)

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