‘Parrikar was panicky after the state Congress unit started a tirade against corruption in the state,’ Fernandes, who was removed from the post last evening by AICC and replaced with former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, told reporters here.
‘We had given representation to Goa governor Mridula Sinha pointing out the corruption in the state. We had demanded that Parrikar be removed from the post. The copy of our representation must have reached the CM’s office and he must have pressed the panic button,’ Fernandes alleged.
‘Allies of Parrikar in Congress were pressed into service to hasten my removal,’ he further alleged.
He also accused the Parrikar government of withdrawing cases of forgery filed earlier against Faleiro’s wife. ‘I don’t want to make allegations against Faleiro. I have nothing against him. The report about withdrawal of cases had appeared in the local press,’ he said.
‘We had given representation to Goa governor Mridula Sinha pointing out the corruption in the state. We had demanded that Parrikar be removed from the post. The copy of our representation must have reached the CM’s office and he must have pressed the panic button,’ Fernandes alleged.
‘Allies of Parrikar in Congress were pressed into service to hasten my removal,’ he further alleged.
He also accused the Parrikar government of withdrawing cases of forgery filed earlier against Faleiro’s wife. ‘I don’t want to make allegations against Faleiro. I have nothing against him. The report about withdrawal of cases had appeared in the local press,’ he said.