Typical to Congress at the AICC level, GPCC does not care till the house is on fire. So there are now two Working Presidents, both Alexios. Former Minister Alexio Sequeira and current Curtorim MLA Alexio Reginaldo. Both appeased and packed. Both gunning for President Girish Chodankar’s head who also gets to keep his job. So everybody living happily ever after in Goa Congres, right? Wrong.

The departure of Firebrand Swati Kerkar to TMC is the beginning of a deluge of disillusion. Kerkar a Congresswoman turned AAP-ian turned INC-ian turned TMC is not a simple thing. She was the Congress’ face amongst the working classes, the voice of the labour. She left the party disillusioned and disgusted because of an opinionated, vindictive and non-understanding party boss who neither had the time to talk to her or tap her strengths nor had the inclination to. Swati was a Seva Dal Chief too. Congress just lost its roots.

But there is more in the offing just because the Goa Presidential Coterie does not allow others of their generation to grow…nay it tries to sabotage them. In that growing lest of the forcibly hurt are former Chief Spokesperson Sunil Kawthankar who was the lone Congress voice from 2008-2017 when Congress was in political wilderness with less than 5 seats. Then there is the former NCP turned GFP turned INC media darling Trajano D’Mello, Parrikar-baiter and renowned activist Dr Aashish Kamat, former GFP Minority Chief Tanvir Khatib all wondering if the Party even wants them. Their fault – talking straight and transparent to the ruling coterie’s comfort.

But more disgusting is Goa’s ruling young leadership indulging in cold, calculated, conniving and conspiring self-goals.

For over 335 days now, Goa Congress does not have a Minority Department Chief. Mind you Goa has over 25% Christian and 9% Muslim votes. The party also was bolstered by the entry of Nazir Khan the former Minority Chief of NCP. But then even AICC’s Minority Department is dragging matters or conniving(?) to ensure a headless Department.

In Goa, it is Insecure Youth against Savvy Youth that is disintegrating Congress.