The fast by AAP leader Amit Palekar against the illegal structure at Old Goa marked the beginning of Goa’s political cleansing. All divine forces are coming together, and the coming polls will usher in revolution, said Arvind Kejriwal, AAP national convenor and Delhi CM on Saturday.
Kejriwal who arrived in Goa on Saturday praised Palekar for his courage as he was on an indefinite hunger strike to save the Old Goa heritage site.
While addressing the media Kejriwal said, “Amit Palekar was on an indefinite hunger strike for the past five days. He braved the hot sun and the rain. When his health started to deteriorate, his doctor advised him to end his fast; however, he chose to persist. After seeing Amit Palekar’s indefinite hunger strike and the kind of support he has been receiving from Goans, finally, the government was forced to cave in. This is the beginning of Goa’s political cleansing”.
“People who claim Palekar’s hunger strike was a political stunt, I challenge them to fast for five days. Fasting is a spiritual experience. It cleanses the body and soul. In the last 60 years of Liberation, no political leader has burnt out their body for a cause. On one side, people are backing Palekar, and on the other, politicians have derided it as a political stunt. Horse-trading in Goan politics has taken Goa to a very low point and has started a revolution in Goa. Good times are ahead in the state”, he said.
On the day of ‘Goenchea Saibache Feast’, the TCP wrote to Old Goa Panchayat, to revoke technical clearance and demolish the illegal structure.
Palekar said, Palekar, who broke his fast on Friday after CM said that the government had asked the Old Goa panchayat to act against the structure, said that the battle is not over yet. “I will soon join the fight again, the structure needs to be demolished,” he said.
