PANAJI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Goa on February 9, and hold a series of public rallies and door-to-door meetings across various constituencies in North and South Goa.
In a press release, the BJP stated that Shah’s day-long engagements will start with a door-to-door campaign in the Mayem assembly constituency at 15:30 hrs followed by a door-to-door campaign in the Bicholim assembly constituency at 16:25 hrs. He will campaign for BJP candidates Premendra Shet and Rajesh Patnekar in their respective constituencies.
Shah will further address a public meeting at Open Space of Zantye Hall in Bicholim at 16:50 hrs. He will conclude his campaign trail with a public meeting at Bodke Ground, Sankhali Bazar at 18:00 hrs where Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will also be present. Sawant is the BJP candidate from the Sankhali constituency, the release adds.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will campaign for BJP in South Goa. His itinerary includes a visit to Mahaalsa temple, Mardol-Ponda and Darshan at 16:00 hrs. He will hold a public meeting at Ponda bus-stand from 17:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs and another public meeting near the municipality at Vasco from 19:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs. BJP has fielded Ravi Naik in the Ponda constituency and Krishna (Daji) Salkar in the Vasco constituency, the release adds.
