Support BJP to save Goa, appeals Parrikar
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
MAYEM, JAN 28
Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar has appealed to villagers to support BJP wholeheartedly to save Goa from the rule of Congress party, which is bent upon selling the State either to the mine owners or to corrupt people.
He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating a programme which was organised by BJP Mayem unit to felicitate about 70 freedom fighters, living and dead.
MP Shripad Naik, Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar, Sarpanch Nilkanth Nagvekar and Kalidas Kavlekar were present.
Speaking further, Parrikar alleged that no file from the government department moves forward unless a 15% commission is fixed. He said while some villagers are facing acute poverty, the ministers are enjoying on the commission.
“Real freedom fighters have no status in the nation, while terrorists are treated as guests of the nation and this is the extreme peak of indicating that the State is heading towards downfall,” he added.
Speaking on the occasion, North Goa MP Shripad Naik said even after 50 years of liberation, Mayem villagers are still living in slavery and misery and this is the worst state of any democratic nation.
“Many martyrs from Mayem village have lost their lives during the liberation movement, but after liberation their families got nothing but insults and slavery and this was only because of some of the elements existing in the State government which are still petting Portuguese rule and hence a time has now come to dethrone such elements,” he stated.
In his speech, freedom fighter Nagesh Karmali said the State government can solve the issue of evacuee property of Mayem in a simple manner, but some people in the government do not want to sort out the issue, as they are not caring people.
Mayem MLA Anant Shet expressed solidarity towards dedications of freedom fighters which paved the way towards liberation.
MLA Rajesh Patnekar also spoke on the occasion. About 70 freedom fighters were felicitated with shawl, srifal and memento.
Support BJP to save Goa, appeals Parrikar
MAYEM, JAN 28 Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar has appealed to villagers to support BJP wholeheartedly to save Goa from the rule of Congress party, which is bent upon selling the State either to the mine owners or to corrupt people.
