BJP begins State-wide meets to expose govt
HERALD NEWS BUREAU
PANJIM, SEPT 4
With an eye on the forthcoming assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun state-wide meetings to expose the Congress-led government in the State.
MARCEL CORRESPONDENT ADDS: One such meeting was held at Marcel in Priol constituency and it was attended by around 200 people.
While the meetings claimed to highlight the alleged failure of the Congress-led government, the meeting was virtually an election campaign.
Speakers at the meet in Marcel urged people to give a mandate to the BJP in forthcoming assembly elections.
They claimed that the Congress-led government in the State had failed to address public grievances.
Adv Narendra Savoikar, who had contested the South Goa MP seat on the BJP ticket, said the government was forced to admit the problems only after public agitations.
He accused members in the government of being self-centered.
“This government is not bothered of the aam admi but is self-centered. They don’t care about the sufferings of the common man. It is only when people protest that they get up from their sleep. Do we need such a government,” asked Adv Savoikar.
Accusing the Congress-led government of corruption, State BJP President and MLA Laxmikant Parsekar said corruption will only stop if BJP comes to power.
“This government has failed and is overpowered by corruption. During the recent assembly sessions, we had 2,600 questions but only 68 came up for discussion during the question hour,” said Parsekar.
“The reason for this is best known to the people. The government had no answers to our questions. Just imagine if all 2,600 questions had come up for discussion. We exposed their corrupt practices and hence, the people should not vote for Congress and its allies in the forthcoming assembly polls,” Parsekar added.
Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar urged party members to spread awareness among voters of the present government’s failure.
“It is we who are responsible for this mess. You need to elect a candidate of a good party and this time, voters need to be vigilant. Vote only for the party that can bring the change. BJP is capable and people have witnessed this during its rule in the State,” said Parrikar.
CURCHOREM CORRESPONDENT ADDS: The Curchorem Block BJP unit organized a meeting at Sarvodaya High School Hall to expose rampant corruption of the Congress-led government and its failure to run the State.
State BJP President Laxmikant Parsekar Fatorda MLA Damodar Naik, ex-ministers Prakash Velip and Vinay Tendulkar, Curchorem BJP chief Pradip Naik, CCMC Chairperson Maruti Naik, Councilors Devu Naik, Abhay Khandekar and Abhita Khandkar, Mahila wing president Prashila Naik and Curchorem youth president Kapish Sawant Dessai were present at the meeting.
In a scathing attack on the Congress-led government, Parsekar said corruption was deep rooted in the State government, which involved most ministers.
“The Congress government in the State is encouraging dynasty rule and the government is limited to a few families,” he said.
MLA Damodar Naik, advocate Narendra Sawaikar, Prakash Velip, Maruti Naik and others also spoke at the meeting.
