CANACONA
Deputy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes has requested party workers to follow in the footsteps of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder leader of the Jan Sangh.
Fernandes was addressing a gathering organised by the Canacona BJP Mandal, youth wing and Mahila Morcha to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Mukherjee. Speaking further, Fernandes also congratulated former speaker and ex-minister Rajendra Arlekar on his appointment as governor of Himachal Pradesh. Fernandes garlanded the portrait of Dr Mukherjee in the presence of various BJP leaders, while saplings of fruit-bearing trees were distributed to party workers of Canacona constituency.BJP Mandal president Nandeep Bhagat, Youth Wing President Sanju Pagi, Mahila Morcha President Manuja Naik Gaonkar and Chanda Dessai also spoke on the occasion. Others present included BJP Mandal Treasurer Suraj Komarpant, BJP Mandal Vice President Shaba Naik Gaonkar, CMC ex-chairperson Nitu Desai and ZP (Poinguinim) Shobana Velip.
