Caretaker Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and different BJP leaders paid tributes to former protection minister and state CM, late Manohar Parrikar, on his third loss of life anniversary Thursday.
The occasion was held at Parrikar’s memorial close to Miramar seashore in Panaji.
Sawant stated Parrikar will at all times be remembered by Goans “especially for his contribution to the development of Goa’s infrastructure.”
He additionally tweeted an image of him with Parrikar and wrote: “Bhai (brother, Manohar Parrikar) has at all times been a supply of inspiration, somebody I may at all times look as much as. He not solely introduced me into the political enviornment, however repeatedly guided me to serve the folks with sincerity and impeccable integrity. On his ‘Punyatithi’ I provide my prayers in his remembrance.”
Sawant, who was joined by BJP President Sadanand Tanavade, was greeted on the memorial by Parrikar’s elder son Utpal and his members of the family.
Utpal give up the BJP forward of the not too long ago held Assembly polls after the BJP denied him a ticket from Panaji, the seat represented by his father 5 occasions till his loss of life in 2019. He contested from Panaji as an Independent in opposition to BJP’s Atanasio alias Babush Monserrate, however misplaced by 716 votes .
Monserrate was additionally current on the memorial on Thursday.
Asked about his return to the BJP, Utpal advised reporters: “These are technical things that will come before the people soon… I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I can never forget this debt of the people of Panaji and that is why I will continue to raise their issues.”
However, he stated that he had no regrets about contesting the current election as an Independent.
“It was my endeavour to make sure that a great individual goes to the meeting from Panaji…I attempted, with my ideas and concepts I moved forward, and obtained an enthusiastic response from the folks. I’m very joyful and grateful for the assist that I obtained. Even if I did not win, I’ve proved my winnability,” he stated.
“I could prove my winnability because I contested as an Independent or else all my life I would have been told I don’t have winnability.”
Utpal additional stated. “If I had the lotus (BJP’s) image with me, I’d have gotten 2500-3000 extra votes. I’d have virtually touched 9,000, the identical quantity that Baba (father Parrikar) would get. Everyone has seen, the seniors have additionally seen that I may have reached there.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
