“The day for which Goans were eagerly awaiting towards move of Manohar Parrikar to New Delhi has finally dawned. Certainly, he will need time to change from his offensive style of functioning to the defensive job in New Delhi,” he said.
Lourenco said the Deputy Chief Minister, Francisco D’Souza is the natural claimant to the office of Chief Minister once it falls vacant. “He has all the credentials to be one of the best chief ministers of Goa, which opportunity should not be denied to him. But, in all likelihood, the RSS which has a tremendous control over the BJP and its parliamentary Board may intervene to sideline D’Souza for obvious reasons,” he said.
The Curtorim MLA said it is premature to come to any conclusion for the moment except to wait and watch for the BJP to reveal its true colours to Goans and the nation at large.
