Manohar Parrikar’s Inputs Included in BJP’s Poll Campaign in Goa, Says Naik
PTI, Apr 2, 2019, 3:43 PM IST
Panaji: Union minister Shripad Naik, who is contesting from North Goa Lok Sabha seat, on Tuesday said the BJP has incorporated inputs given by late chief minister Manohar Parrikar for its poll campaign in the coastal state.
Parrikar, 63, died on March 17 after battling a pancreatic ailment for over a year.
“We are certainly going to miss Parrikar’s presence in the poll campaign. He was one of our main speakers at rallies and a crowd-puller,” Naik told PTI in an interview.
The sitting MP, who has won four times from North Goa, said Parrikar was always the key person in deciding the BJP’s poll strategy.
“This time also, before his death he had participated in the meetings and given valuable suggestions which are incorporated in the poll campaign,” the AYUSH minister said.
He claimed that he undertook around 1,000 works in the last five years in North Goa as part of the MP Local Area Development Scheme.
“Once I win, I will take up 300 more works,” he said. He said he would soon release a booklet giving details of the works undertaken by him in his constituency.
Naik is pitted against Congress’ Girish Chodankar and Aam Aadmi Party’s Pradeep Padgaonkar in the North Goa seat.
Polling for the two Lok Sabha seats, North Goa and South Goa, and by-elections in three Assembly seats – Mandrem, Shiroda and Mapusa – will be held on April 23 and the results will be declared on May 23.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Notorious gangster wanted in UAPA case arrested at Nepal border
‘Condition critical’, say doctors as farmer leader Dallewal’s fast enters 27th day
ISRO to study how crops grow in space on PSLV-C60 mission
Vandalism at Allu Arjun’s residence in Hyderabad
PM Modi to attend Christmas celebrations hosted by Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana: Food distribution creates stir
Rohit gets hit in nets, practice pitches on slower side
India & Kuwait elevate ties to strategic level; ink defence pact after PM Modi meets top Kuwaiti leaders
In Kuwait, PM Modi meets yoga practitioner, other influencers from Gulf country
Notorious gangster wanted in UAPA case arrested at Nepal border
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.