Deat Netters, Sidelights of yesterdays meeting in Panjim Egbert * The meeting, which was scheduled to begin at 4.30 p.m, actually started at 5.45 p.m with the Union Minister of State for Shipping, Mr Shripad Naik, welcoming the gathering. * The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar wearing olive-green shirt was seen giving instructions till the last minute near the stage. * The BJP National Executive Council meeting ended around 6 p.m and the members started arriving at the venue of the meeting soon after that. Former chief ministers of Gujarat, Mr Keshubhai Patel, was among the first NEC members to reach the venue. * The BJP national president, Mr Jana Krishnamurthy, accompanied by Mr Parrikar and BJP general secretary, Mr Sunil Shastri, walked through the barricade and made a statement over Gujarat crisis to the media personnel. * The Prime Minister, Mr A B Vajpayee, arrived at the venue at 6.35 p.m. * All ministers attended the public meeting and were seated at the enclosure reserved for the NEC members. * The media personnel rushed to flash the news of Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, offering to resign. * The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar's announcement of facing the election to seek full mandate were applauded by the gathering. * The devotional songs in Hindi and Marathi were played at the venue. However, national anthem recorded in one of the cassette was played mistakenly. * Mr Parrikar mentioned the name of 4 Congress MLAs in his speech and urged the party workers to ensure their defeat to cleanse the Goan politics of corruption. * The Chief Minister garlanded the Prime Minister on behalf of Goans while, Mr Laxmikant Parsenkar garlanded the BJP president, Mr Jana Krishnamurthy. * The 'Scribe book' containing the details about the programmes held in Goa for women empowerment was presented to the Prime Minister. * The Prime Minister also released a booklet containing the development activities undertaken by the Parrikar government in Goa during the last 17 months. * The Union Minister of Information Technology, Mr Pramod Mahajan, started his speech by saying 'Dev Borem Korum' he also wished happy 'Gudi Padva' to Goans on the occasion of Hindu New Year tomorrow. * Though most people waited patiently to hear the Prime Minister, some of them started leaving the venue even as Mr Mahajan was speaking. * Konkani lovers expressed strong resentment over the BJP's action of putting welcome arches in Marathi, as they felt that it was an insult to Goans. * Though, Union ministers, Mr L K Advani and Mr Murli Manohar Joshi were sitting on the dias, they did not address the gathering. * The public meeting was curtailed in view of the taking up the Gujarat issue for discussion at the NEC meeting.
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