CANACONA
Stating that Goa Forward Party (GFP) has put its best foot forward to ensure the defeat of BJP in the ZP elections by inducting former minister Isidore Fernandes into the party fold, GFP President Vijai Sardesai hit out at the BJP government and claimed that dacoits are controlling the State.
Referring to the armed dacoity in Baina-Vasco during his address at the induction ceremony of Isidore into the party, Sardesai said: “Dacoits have become very active in Goa. You saw what happened in Vasco. Dacoits are controlling Goa.”
Speaking further, Vijai asked like-minded parties not to get disillusioned on Isidore’s entry into the GFP.
“Isidore is not a dissident of any party, as he has contested last assembly polls as an independent candidate after BJP denied him ticket. If at all any party should be pained by our move, it should be BJP as was the BJP MLA before he contested independently,” said Sardesai.
“In order to defeat BJP, we have inducted Fernandes, so that we can collectively fight and defeat BJP hands-down in Zilla Panchayat elections. This way, we are also paving the way for the defeat of BJP in the 2027 assembly elections. Fernandes has strong ground support and his presence should help our alliance to convincingly defeat BJP, first at the ZP elections.”
Accusing the BJP government of corruption, Sardesai said the government has no vision to give jobs to Goenkars.
“There are no jobs in Goa and the State has the second highest unemployment in the country. This is the useless double engine governance. Except for looting Goa, BJP has not done any betterment to the State and its people,” he added.
