PANAJI
Claiming that the BJP itself defeated Laxmikant Parsekar and other leaders, Congress General Secretary Janardhan Bhandari has sought to caution the Bahujan Samaj about BJP’s diplomacy.
Elaborating on the issue, Janardhan Bhandari said that the removal of BJP leader Dattaprasad Naik from the post of spokesperson was a good example of how the BJP used the Bahujans to gain power and sidelined them once it came to power.
“Even though Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is the leader of the Bahujans, his ‘working style’ shows how much respect he has in his own party. Even though he is the Chief Minister of Goa, the people of Goa are aware that the government is being run by BJP's super chief minister, who only executes political tactics and diplomacy. This super chief minister is known for his acts of pulling down leaders of Bahujan Samaj, when they grow,” Bhandari alleged.
Providing examples of how the saffron party has finished the political careers of their own Bahujan leaders by defeating them in elections, Congress gave a list of names including former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, former Minister Dayanand Mandrekar, former Minister Mahadev Naik, former Minister Rajendra Arlekar, former Speaker Vishwas Satarkar, former MLA of Sanvordem Ganesh Gaonkar and Kiran Kandolkar.
“These defeated leaders know the politics of the BJP and are also aware of how expulsion takes place when the leaders speak out against injustice they meet. Then investigation agencies are used to pressurize them. That is why some leaders remain silent, whilst leaders like Dattaprasad Naik become a good example of combating acts of injustice and suppressing voice,” Bhandari pointed out while accusing the BJP of using the Bahujan Samaj for votes and political gains while ensuring that the community remains divided.
