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Navelim: Manohar Parrikar rode into Salcete, not just on his makeshift truck chariot but piggyback on Matanhy Saldhana, his catholic mascot on a mission which would have been called impossible a few years ago- Mission Salcete.
Parrikar’s jansampark yatra entered an this unconquered bastion of
“I am greatly touched by the response to our campaign in Salcete. In Cuncolim, the turnout was beyond our expectation. We expect a different situation this time round in Salcete”, an optimistic Parrikar remarked, whose Mission Salcete way back nearly a decade ago had failed to garner votes for the BJP in the polls.
Matanhy said the BJP may have committed some mistakes in the past, but hastened to add “our religion teaches us to forgive others”. “Certain people have created fear in the minds of minorities against the BJP. Remove this fear from your minds by having faith in the party”, Matanhy appealed.
He sought to remind the minorities that there is no religion in politics and people of all religions should join hands to make
In Navelim, Parrikar said the time has come for Goans to bring a change while slamming the Congress for looting the State of thousands of crores in the last five years. Referring to the family raj, Parrikar quipped “this family is promoting four persons not in the interest of
Late at night, the duo spent over an hour chatting with prominent Catholics at Borda, in an on ongoing ice breaking effort, the key to BJP making inroads in Salcete.
The Jan Sampark Abhiyan will travel in Fatorda and Margao constituencies on Sunday morning before heading to Mormugao taluka in the evening.
