BJP team meets its Goa unit to discuss current political situation

Panaji, September 18: A BJP central team met the core committee of Goa BJP unit in Panaji on Monday to discuss the current political situation in the state arising due to the prolonged illness of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

 

CM Parrikar is currently undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. The central BJP team comprised national party organizational secretaries Ram Lal, B.L. Santosh, and Vijay Puranik.

They held meetings with union minister for Ayush Shripad Naik, Goa BJP president, and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar, and other party members. Members of the alliance partners of the current ruling state government Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Goa Forward Party (GFP) and three independent MLAs also met the central team.

Meanwhile, leader of the opposition Congress Chandrakant Kavlekar on Monday demanded that the BJP-led government be dismissed due to its non-functioning and Congress be given an opportunity to form the government as the single largest party.

In return, BJP spokesperson Dattaprasad Naik said that we challenge Congress to do that with the even simple majority

Kavlekar said the party has sought an appointment with Goa Governor Mridula Sinha on Tuesday as she was not available today when they approached the Raj Bhavan to submit memorandums.

Currently, the 40-member Goa assembly has 16 Congress MLAs; 14 BJP MLAs; three MLAs each of MGP and GFP; one MLA from Nationalist Congress Party; and three independents.