Mangalore, Apr 27: Minorities must stop looking at the BJP as a communal party and must instead give it a chance because it is only the BJP, which can bring in development and progress, said Micheal Lobo, MLA, Calangute, Goa.
He was addressing a news conference in Mangalore on Saturday along with fellow BJP members from Goa Glen D'Souza Ticolo, MLA, Aldano, Nilesh Cabral, MLA, Curchorem, Carlos Almeida, MLA, Vasco, Juinho D'Souza, State Executive Member, BJP, Goa and Dattaprasad Kholker, State Vice-President, BJP, Goa. The delegation was in the city to campaign for the party with a special focus on garnering minority votes.
Ever since BJP took over the rule in Goa, things have changed for the good, Mr. Lobo claimed. “The Congress had played with the minorities by creating a sense of fear among them, telling them to stay away from the BJP, calling it a communal party. They used this fear to their advantage. Now, after the minorities supported the BJP, things have changed and it is now that Goa is seeing progress like never before. More minorities must join the BJP”, Mr. Lobo said.
The delegation claimed that Catholic Christians of Mangalore in particular have a misconception that the BJP is a communal party and appealed to them to support the party in the upcoming elections.
When asked about the series of Church attacks that took place in Karnataka during the BJP's tenure, Mr. Lobo said that the perpetrators of violence had nothing to do with the BJP.
“There might be certain elements who carry out violence or communal activity. But they are not part of the BJP. In Goa, Sri Rama Sene wanted to set up its base but our government warned them from even entering Goa. Similarly, the Bajrang Dal is not a part of the BJP. People do not know what the BJP is. They must join this party to realize what it truly is”, Mr. Lobo said.
An election campaign vehicle of the party equipped with a large LED screen was flagged off on the occasion by the team of Goa MLAs. Capt. Ganesh Karnik, MLC, was present.
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