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Mapusa: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai, Working President Kiran Kandolkar,(GFP’s Aldona candidate in the next elections), Saligao MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar, Siolim MLA Vinod Palyekar, Vice President Durgadas Kamat along with Goa Forward candidates Santosh Sawant (Mayem), Deepak Kalangutkar (Mandrem), Venkatesh Naik (Ponda), Jagdish Bhobe (St Andre), Jitendra Gaonkar (Pernem) and Kavita Kandolkar (Tivim) sought divine blessings from Dev Bodgeshwar on the occasion of the annual zatra at Bodgini, Mapusa and took a solemn oath before the deity to never align with the BJP under any circumstances in the future.
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“At present, Goa needs a Team Goa against the BJP. Like-minded people need to come together. The BJP is plotting to win the elections by splitting the Opposition. The BJP has brought laws by trampling on the law. At present, the State government is anti-people and have no sympathy with the people. BJP came to power because of us in 2017,” Sardesai said.
This government only wants projects that people are against for. We are ready for a pre-poll alliance against this ‘racist’ government and we are starting this with the blessings of God. We are determined to save Goa and others should come forward,” Sardesai said.
He further pointed out that the alliance with the BJP was formed after the elections in 2017 and not pre-poll.
Sardesai said,”For the first time in the history of the country, new laws have been introduced in Goa which are against the public interest. The realisation of this was seen in the last Assembly session on Friday.
While speaking on the occasion, Working President Kiran Kandolkar said the Goa Forward Party will do everything possible to defeat the BJP which is now become the “Bhrashtachari Janata Party”.
Kandolkar recollected that the BJP leaders who were part of the Medium-of-Instruction (MoI) agitation in 2012 had then taken an oath before Dev Bodgeshwar and then had gone back on their word after coming to power.
He reminded those present that these individuals had suffered with curses from the deity for not keeping up to their promises and the oath.
The GFP President said that the party would never allow the BJP to come to power in any way, directly or indirectly, in 2022.
He further said that he had begged forgiveness for the past mistakes and that the battle now is between Team Goa and the BJP.
He appealed to all opposing the BJP to join Team Goa to #SaveGoaNow.
He added that “this Sawantwadi government is working overtime to sell Goa lock, stock and barrel and that it is the duty of each self-respecting Goenkar to be part of Team Goa to defeat the corrupt and anti-Goa “Bhrashtachari Janata Party”.
