Panaji: Promising to make Goa the “most comfortable” state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought a comfortable majority for BJP in the Feb 4 polls as he dared Congress and AAP to fight on development plank instead of raking up minor issues like election dates and advancement of the Union budget.
Addressing his first rally in Goa since the announcement of Assembly polls here, Modi also referred to the surgical strikes carried out by the army across the LoC in PoK in September last year while showering praise on Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the former CM from this state.
“This election is to free Goa from the disease of political instability. During the decade of 1990s, Goa saw as many as 12 Chief Ministers and this has pushed behind all the achievements of Goa,” he said.
“Goa should not commit the mistake of ushering in instability. It should give BJP a comfortable majority. I assure you that if you give us a comfortable majority, we will make Goa the most comfortable state,” he said.
Lamenting the trend of “vote-cutting” by some in elections, he cautioned the voters, saying, “these are the people who cut into the pockets of democracy.
Daring the opposition to contest polls on development plank, the PM said it pained him to see parties running away from a debate on the issue. He said some parties have already conceded defeat and started finding excuses, an apparent dig at Cong and AAP for raking up issues like fixing of poll dates and advancement of Union Budget. (PTI)
