Says party has a target of 2.5 lakh votes in North Goa
TEAM HERALD
BICHOLIM: Stating that the BJP would win both parliamentary seats in the State, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the party has a target of 2.5 lakh votes in North Goa.
Parrikar was speaking at a meeting organised by Bicholim Block committee for the booth level workers. BJP Goa Desk in-charge Smriti Irani, BJP candidate Shirpad Naik, Art and Culture Minister Dayanand Mandrekar, Sanquelim MLA Dr Pramod Sawant and others were present.
“We will come out with surprising results and will get a lead even in some quarters of South Goa,” said Parrikar.
“In Bicholim, we have set a target of about 15,000 votes. We have target of 2.5 lakh votes in North Goa, while in South Goa our target is about 2.20 lakh,” he said.
“People will vote for us not just because the Congress is corrupt, but because of the work that we have done in the State. The criteria of voting for BJP is not why the other party is bad, but how we have managed our minimum resources and brought about development and given benefits to the public,” added Parrikar.
He further said the Congress has no candidate who can contest against BJP in the State and at the Centre.
“They were searching for candidates in Goa and also candidate to contest against Narendra Modi at the Centre,” said Parrikar.
Irani came down heavily on the Central government for corruption and misgovernance.
“At the international level, there was just a 3 per cent increase in prices, but in India it rose manifold. Now, there is a change that is coming about not just politically but also in the mindset of the voters who are all supporting Modi as the prime ministerial candidate,” she said.
Dr Sawant spoke about various schemes launched by the government and asked party workers to bring about awareness among the masses.
Art and Culture Minister Mandrekar and Shripad Naik also spoke on the occasion.
