Don't create communal tension, Parrikar warns Congress The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar has warned the Congress against creating communal tensions to further their prospects in the forthcoming elections, and said that complaints had been filed with the police against certain such attempts.
Disclosing this at a press conference here on May 18, Mr Parrikar said that, as the state's Home Minister, he had taken the matter seriously and that his government would act strongly against those people who were planning to create ``artificial communal violence.=92=92 He said that these unscrupulous elements within the Congress could do things like defacing religious structures and put the blame on the BJP=92s doorsteps. He had information that these incidents could take place after the Congress leader, Ms Sonia Gandhi=92s forthcoming visit to the state. ``I am saying this with all sense of responsibility," he reiterated. He said that some of the places that could be targeted by the Congress to create communal disturbance are Valpoi, Aldona, Bicholim, Mormugao and Sanguem. He said the Congress was so desperate that it could stoop to any level to win the election. The desperation of the Congress was also reflected in the manner it was trying intimidatory tactics. Congress workers were following BJP vehicles during campaigning in an aggressive manner, he said. Mr Parrikar informed that, on one occasion, when he had gone to address a meeting at Poinguinim, the Congress candidate=92s election vehicle actually came to th= e meeting site and had to be removed by the police. He said these moves demonstrated that the Congress had no issues to place before the people. Commenting on the statement of a Congress observer that the BJP=92s promise on eradicating unemployment could not be taken seriously, Mr Parrikar said that the people of Goa knew well whom to trust. The BJP had kept many of its promises and there was no reason to believe that it would not honour them in the coming days. He informed that the BJP had promised employment opportunities to 5000-6000 persons, and that promised had been kept. He said if the party returned to power, the BJP would wipe off unemployment in the state by 2005. The Chief Minister said that there was a surge across the state in support of the BJP. ``A wave is building up in our favour. All our campaign material is exhausted and we have ordered for more. The rivals are worried and therefore on the defensive,=92=92 he said. He said party workers from other camps had begun to join the BJP in large numbers and added that the media would know of the details as campaigning goes on. Talking of the good work done by the government, work that had been considered "impossible", Mr Parrikar said the government completed in a flat 28 days pumping of water from river Sal to Amthane. Water problem in many parts of north Goa has been resolved, he pointed out. PLEASE VISIT US www.goabjp.com</a> FOR MORE ARTICLES & COLUMNS. THANK YOU. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
