Plans reach out mission

Plans reach out mission
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JULY 18
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that it plans to percolate the section of society which were hitherto not their voter base in Goa.
“We will be holding ST convention followed by conventions of Christian and Muslim communities as we want to reach out to everyone with our party policies,” BJP Goa unit chief Laxmikant Parsekar told a gathering today.
Parsekar was speaking during inauguration of BJP OBC cell, which has vowed to force the state government implement the 27 per cent reservation that was passed on the floor of the House.
“BJP President Nitin Gadkari during his Goa visit has adviced us to reach out to the people where we never went and also increase our base in the sections which we are already existing,” he said. He said that the party will hold ST convention next month in the state.
“ST community has been kept away from 12 per cent reservation, a right which is given to them,” Parsekar added.
Taking a dig at family-oriented politics by the Congress party, Parsekar pointed out that Sonia Gandhi led party which had refused ticket to Vishwajit Rane on the basis of ‘one ticket per family’ has now taken Junior Rane in its fold. “Congress’ ideology varies within three years,” he said.
Parsekar also mentioned how Alemao family is trying to get their daughter a party ticket despite two brothers already being on the post of profit. “In case of Rane, first father introduced son and now son wants his wife to contest from Sankhalim constituency,” he said.
He also said that both Babus — Babu Kavlekar and Babu Asgaonkar — plan to field their wives in Sanguem and Dhargalim constituency respectively.
“Babu Asgaonkar is eyeing for Morjim constituency,” the Morjim legislator said.
Parsekar said that BJP has always given platform for OBC community and that’s why seven out of its 14 legislators are from that community.
“In case of congress, out of 19 only two legislators are OBC,” he pointed