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PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the work for the development of Goa should be keeping in mind the dream and vision of former Defence Minister and Chief Minister of Goa late Manohar Parrikar.

Sawant was speaking at a function organised at Saraswat Vidyalay School, Khorlim-Mapusa to inaugurate Manohar Parrikar Pratishthan-Goa, to launch Manohar Parrikar Lecture Series and to commemorate the late leader’s 64th birthday.

Sawant said his vision was to produce ‘Goan scientists and therefore keeping this in mind the Government is holding Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotstav wherein Nobel laureates, scientists would be invited to extend an opportunity to Goan students to listen and to interact with them.”

He said, “The memorial which will be constructed would be kept open for public for 365 days. To keep alive memories of Parrikar, the Government has taken some initiatives such as University Road at Bambolim to be named as Manohar Parrikar Road. A law school which is to be started in university would be named as Manohar Parrikar School of Law, etc.”

The guest speaker of the function Dr Anirban Ganguly while delivering his talk on “Redefining Governance: Essays On One Year of Narendra Modi Government” said the redefining governance means purity of mind and clarity of thought gives surety of success. 

“It means a change from a politics of promise to politics of performance. To provide good governance needs art of accountability, responsibility and transparency, thorough planning coupled with the participation of people,” he said.

Dr Ganguly said, “Parrikar while serving as Defence Minister did not compromise with the interest of the nation. What is Parrikar? Clear logic, decisive action and comprehensive delivery define Parrikar and his vision.”

Appreciating the endeavour of the Pratishthan, he said that forming Pratishthan and launching lecture series is no doubt a best intellectual tribute to Parrikar.

Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza, former MP South Goa Narendra Savoikar, Utpal Parrikar, president of Manohar Parrikar Pratishthan; Rupesh Kamat, founder member of Pratishthan Sukhaji Naik among others attended.

Earlier, Sawant garlanded the portrait of late Manohar Parrikar and paid floral tributes to the departed leader and lighted the ceremonial lamp to mark the formal inauguration of the Pratishthan.

Datta Kholkar, founder member of the Pratishthan welcomed the gathering.