Laxmikant Parsekar stated he was a BJP member for years but it surely took him with no consideration.
Panaji (Goa):
After being denied a ticket for the upcoming Goa Meeting polls, former Chief Minister and senior BJP chief Laxmikant Parsekar resigned from the membership of Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) on Saturday.
“That is to tell you that I hereby tender my resignation from the first membership of the Bharatiya Janata Get together, Goa Pradesh with instant impact. You’re requested to kindly settle for my resignation forthwith and relieve me instantly from all duties referring to the actions of the celebration,” stated Mr Parsekar in his resignation letter to BJP Goa president Sadanand Tanawde.
Mr Parsekar additionally resigned from the publish of convener, BJP Manifesto Committee for Goa Meeting elections 2022.
Earlier as we speak, talking to ANI, Mr Parsekar stated, “I used to be an sincere BJP employee. No matter growth work I did was achieved from public cash and never from my pocket. However as we speak, these growth works are pending. I really feel it’s my accountability to do this. If they don’t seem to be accomplished then the grief of losing public cash will stay in my thoughts. So, to finish that growth work, I would not have to hitch the celebration within the authorities. I don’t even must be a minister or a Chief Minister. I can even full these growth works as an MLA.”
Mr Parsekar stated he was a member of the BJP for years however the celebration took him with no consideration.
“The event work I’ve achieved within the final 5 years has been intentionally placed on maintain. Its grief is in my thoughts. That growth work should be accomplished. So, I’m going to resign from BJP this night and am going to contest the election as an unbiased candidate. Devendra Fadnavis, BJP election in-charge of Goa, additionally met me yesterday to appease me. However I’m agency in my choice. I’m not resigning simply because Dayanand Sopte was given the ticket however there are lots of causes. This choice was not made in a single day. It’s a choice made within the final 3-4 years,” he emphasised.
Mr Parsekar was the chief of BJP’s manifesto committee for the upcoming Goa Legislative Meeting election and was additionally a member of the celebration’s Core Committee. BJP has nominated sitting MLA Dayanand Sopte from Mandrem Meeting seat for upcoming Goa elections.
Mr Sopte had defeated Mr Parsekar within the 2017 Meeting polls on Congress ticket however later joined BJP within the 12 months 2019 together with 9 different members.
BJP on Thursday launched its first record of 34 candidates for the upcoming Goa meeting election.
Goa will go to the meeting polls on February 14. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.
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