TEAM HERALD
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PANJIM: Panjim Corporator Surendra Furtado has called upon Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar not to indulge in match-fixing by meeting Congress friends at night, to ensure his own triumph in Panjim
In a press communiqué, Furtado said that his efforts to ensure a ‘walkover’ in Panjim by seeing to it that a ‘weak’ candidate is fielded against him through some Congress ‘friends’proves that he is not a State leader.
“Since he cannot win his own seat without match-fixing as done in the past, he has in the process, sacrificed half a dozen BJP seats.”
Referring to Parrikar’s statement admitting ‘mistake’ in withdrawing Good Friday as a public holiday, Furtado said, his mortal sin cannot be forgiven with mere statements, because these utterances have come on the eve of the forthcoming elections.
Parrikar’s statement that there was no one who pointed out his mistakes is unacceptable. Was Parrikar a tourist in
“If he needs guidance in such matters – something close to Goans— then it is a sad day, since Parrikar cannot understand the sentiments of the people”, he said
Good Friday is a public holiday worldwide, Furtado asserted and said that Parrikar’s double speak to wriggle out of a fix at this stage must also be seen in the backdrop of the controversial VCD controversy where the Church was shown in poor light.
“Are you a baby who needs to be told what is wrong”, he added.” People have not forgotten your Khaki shorts during the RSS meeting at Campal,” he stated.
