Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that BJP in Goa is working to fulfill ex CM late Manohar Parrikar’s dream of “Golden Goa”.
Shah, who is on day-long visit to poll-bound State, also took pot shot at Congress and said that Gandhi parivar treats Goa as it’s tourist destination.
” People of Goa need to choose between BJP’s ‘golden Goa’ and Congress’s ‘Gandhi parivar ka Goa,” Shah said
Shah statement comes ahead of Rahul Gandhi visit to the State. Gandhi will address a public meeting in Sanquelim.
He also hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who are fighting the upcoming elections.
“These parties have entered the fray just to expand their base or get national recognition.These parties cannot form a government here. It is only the BJP that can do so. Unless there is political stability, there can be no development,” Shah said.
The new entrant TMC in alliance with MGP is contesting in 39 seats whereas AAP alone is fighting in 39 constituencies. NCP-Shiv Sena alliance has fielded candidates in 24 constituencies.
Speaking further, Shah said that in last decade, the BJP government in Goa has worked for development of infrastructure with help from the Central government.
“BJP brought development to Goa. For Gandhi family, Goa is just a vacation spot. We raised state’s budget from 432 Cr (2013-14) to 2,567 Cr (Yr 2021). Ex-CM Digambar Kamat did nothing on infrastructure development. We did what we promised,” said Shah
He compared BJP government with then Congress’ led by Digambar Kamat, which according to Shah, Goa was notorious for corruption, instability and chaos.
He also targeted senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he suffered from “Modi-phobia”.
“For BJP Goa means ‘Golden Goa’. But for Congress, it means ‘Gandhi Parivaar ka Goa’. They just need a vacation spot,” he added