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  • Goa polls: Instances compelled me to contest independently, says Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal

    Through ANI

    PANAJI: Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Leader Minister Overdue Manohar Parrikar on Saturday stated that cases compelled him to take a call of contesting as an impartial candidate from Panaji within the resulting Goa Meeting polls.

    Utpal additionally stated that he’s going to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji and find out about their issues.

    Talking to ANI forward of the Goa Meeting elections, he stated, “I will be able to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji. The cases compelled me to take this choice (of contesting an impartial candidate) from Panaji. I wish to give folks a excellent choice in applicants.”

    Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister Manohar Parrikar, filed his nomination papers from the Panaji Meeting constituency on Thursday.

    Closing week, he resigned from the main club of BJP after the birthday celebration denied him a price ticket from the Panaji constituency and fielded Congress birthday celebration turncoat Atanasio “Babush” Monserrate.

    After BJP snubbed him, Parrikar made up our minds to contest the approaching Goa election as an impartial candidate.

    In the meantime, Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant had stated that the central leaders of BJP have been in dialog with Utpal and had presented him two constituencies to contest the election within the upcoming Goa Meeting polls.

    Goa is scheduled to visit the Meeting polls on February 14. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • It is Utpal Parrikar vs BJP for Panaji seat?

    Categorical Information Provider

    BELAGAVI: The continuing makes an attempt through BJP to steer clear of Utpal Parrikar, son of former CM Manohar Parrikar, contest in opposition to BJP in Panaji constituency are not going to repay because the junior Parrikar has been ready to provoke beef up for his marketing campaign from other quarters since he made up our minds to go into the fray as an Impartial from Panaji. The overlook of Parrikar’s circle of relatives is not just anticipated to dent BJP possibilities in Panaji constituency however it is going to jeopardize the celebration’s efficiency in different different constituencies in Goa within the February 14 election.

    To successfully counter AAP, TMC and Congress to win a majority of seats in North Goa, the BJP relies in large part on sitting Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate and this is the reason it made up our minds to box  him as a substitute of Utpal from the similar seat, say political pundits. The conflict for Panaji seat will likely be between BJP and Utpal given the rising beef up for Utpal from a big phase of past due Parrikar’s supporters in North Goa and the susceptible candidate Elvis Gomes to be fielded through the Congress.

    In keeping with assets, the BJP presented Utpal two different seats to make a choice from however he’s stated to have declined whilst opposing the celebration’s choice to box a tainted Monserrate from Panaji, a constituency held through his past due father since 1994. “The celebration might benefit simplest in Panaji if it fields Utpal from there however Monserrate is able to serving to the celebration win a number of different seats but even so Panaji. On the similar time, the overlook of Parrikar’s circle of relatives through the BJP will affect the celebration in lots of constituencies together with Panaji. Then again, the BJP rallies in the back of Monserrate with an purpose to win most seats driving on his recognition,” assets added.

    Political analyst Kishore Naik Gaonkar says it’s tough to are expecting who will win if the competition is between Utpal Parrikar and BJP in Panaji because the events like TMC, Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress and AAP are most-likely to rally in the back of him. It is going to be transparent simplest after Utpal information his nomination as to who all will beef up him in an try to defeat the BJP for Panaji seat, he stated, including that not one of the applicants being fielded through events instead of BJP are succesful sufficient to defeat Monserrate. The latter had damaged the profitable spree of BJP in Panaji constituency in 2019 as a Congress candidate and later defected to the BJP together with 9 different Congress MLAs.

    Unfazed through the approaching adversities forward of him, Monserrate says he’s assured of folks’s beef up for him in Panaji constituency. All the way through his marketing campaign at Boca Da Vaca on Wednesday, Monserrate stated he was once now not concerned with his fighters and that it didn’t subject to him as to who contested in opposition to him. He stated he would proceed to serve the folks of Panaji and retain the seat.

    Whilst recalling the works he was once interested by for the previous 20 years for construction of Goa, Monserrate stated he was once dedicated to running for folks’s welfare and was once assured that he would win this time spherical. Then again, now not content material with the placement, a number of BJP leaders are anticipated to proceed their efforts to take Utpal into self assurance till the method of submitting of nomination papers starts on January 28.
     

  • Goa elections: After BJP snubs Utpal Parrikar, Shiv Sena urges others to fortify him

    Via Specific Information Carrier

    BELAGAVI: Even because the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) management is towards fielding Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Leader Minister past due Manohar Parrikar, from Panaji, Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut has given a decision to all non-BJP events to fortify Utpal’s candidature if he contests as an Impartial to pay a becoming tribute to the previous leader minister. “I suggest all non-BJP events, together with Congress, Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration, Trinamool Congress, and Goa Ahead Birthday celebration, to fortify his candidature and now not box a candidate towards him,” tweeted Raut.

    Raut’s name for a united strive by means of all events for Utpal’s candidature should without a doubt have put the BJP in a clumsy scenario at a time when it’s creating a determined try to win the Panaji seat by means of fielding sitting birthday celebration MLA Atanasio Monserrate, who had engineered the defection of 10 Congress MLAs to BJP in 2019.

    Within the 2017 Meeting polls, as a consultant of Congress Monserrate have been ready to win in Panaji, a BJP bastion since 1994. Within the politics that spread out in 2019 in Goa, Monserrate switched to BJP, herding 9 different birthday celebration legislators into BJP. In 2019 bypolls held after the dying of Manohar Parrikar, the BJP had sidelined Utpal to box Siddarth Kuncalienker, who ultimately misplaced to Monserrate. 

    The BJP had reportedly denied price tag to Utpal claiming that he didn’t have a voter-connect in Panaji. And this time, the BJP is eager to box Monseratte by means of keeping off Utpal once more. Just lately, BJP’s Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis had focused Utpal pronouncing, “Simply since the aspirant is the son of former CM Parikkar or any chief, he’ll now not qualify for a BJP price tag.’’

    After Fadnavis’ observation, it has change into transparent that the BJP is not going to box Utpal however rally in the back of Monserrate to regain the misplaced seat. Then again, a bit of BJP in Goa is claimed to be insisting that the birthday celebration box Utpal and keep away from having Monserrate as its candidate. 

    An disenchanted Utpal additionally has objected to birthday celebration’s plans to box Monserrate and stated, “You (BJP) will give price tag to the individual with prison antecedent within the constituency represented by means of past due Manohar Parikkar?’’

    A piece of non-BJP forces are willing to dent the potentialities of BJP in Panaji by means of rallying in the back of Utpal forward of the February 14 election. At a press convention in Panaji on Sunday, AAP leader Aravind Kejriwal had stated he revered former Leader  Minister Parikkar and that if his son is prepared to sign up for AAP, he could be welcome. Now that AAP and Shiv Sena are in fortify of Utpal, it is still noticed whether or not Congress and TMC would rally in the back of him.

    Consistent with assets, the BJP is predicted to unencumber its ultimate checklist of applicants for many of the 40 seats on 
    January 19. CM Pramod Sawant attended the birthday celebration’s parliamentary committee assembly in New Delhi on 
    Monday the place the management held a marathon dialogue at the applicants to be fielded within the state.

  • Parikkar’s son suffering to get BJP price tag from Panaji

    Specific Information Provider

    MUMBAI: Former Union minister Manohar Parrikar’s son, Utpal Parrikar, is suffering to get a BJP price tag in Goa.After the death of Parrikar, Utpal had staked declare for his father’s Panaji seat in 2017, however in useless. The saffron celebration fielded Atanasio Babush Monserrate, who had switched from Congress, within the state. This time too, Utpal has raised the declare for the seat and introduced he’s going to contest from Panaji.

    However, BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis stated that being the son of a large chief isn’t a ensure of having a celebration price tag in BJP.“Individuals who have felony backgrounds are getting tickets, then why shouldn’t I?” Utpal reportedly requested celebration some leaders.Resources within the BJP stated Monserrate’s is the one identify being thought to be for Panaji.

  • Utpal Parrikar is welcome to enroll in AAP, says Kejriwal

    By way of PTI

    PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday stated his birthday celebration will welcome Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister past due Manohar Parrikar, if he’s keen to enroll in it.

    Utpal Parrikar has been lobbying to get the BJP’s price tag for the Panaji Meeting seat, which his father had represented for greater than twenty years.

    However the ruling birthday celebration has given him the chilly shoulder. Meeting elections in Goa are scheduled to be hung on February 14.

    Aside from the BJP and the Congress, the AAP, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), amongst others, are within the fray.

    Replying to a query requested all over his interplay with mediapersons right here, Kejriwal stated, “I admire Manohar Parrikar. If his son is keen to enroll in AAP, he’s maximum welcome.”

    Panaji constituency is recently represented by way of BJP MLA Atanasio Monserratte.

    Lately, BJP’s Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis had centered Utpal Parrikar, pronouncing that simply because an aspirant is the son of Manohar Parrikar or any chief, did not qualify him for the BJP’s price tag.

    Kejriwal has been in Goa since Friday.

    All over his consult with, he participated within the birthday celebration’s door-to-door marketing campaign at St Andre, Shiroda and Cortalim constituencies.

    Responding to a query, the Delhi Leader Minister stated his that if required, his birthday celebration will move forward with forge a post-poll alliance with non-BJP political outfits in Goa.

    “However why would any person vote for Congress? Other folks know that in the event that they vote for Congress, as soon as their MLA will get elected, he’ll move to BJP,” he stated.

  • Does not BJP imagine in integrity, personality, asks past due Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s Son Utpal

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: An afternoon after being snubbed through senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis over ballot price tag, Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister past due Manohar Parrikar, on Thursday requested whether or not the birthday celebration believes in integrity and personality or no longer.

    He additionally mentioned that the BJP leaders from Panaji meeting constituency, who previous labored together with his father, are recently supporting him in his marketing campaign.

    On Wednesday, Fadnavis had mentioned that the birthday celebration can not give a price tag to any one for the February 14 Goa meeting polls simply because he’s a son of a pace-setter.

    His remark was once it sounds as if aimed toward Utpal Parrikar, who has been lobbying to get the birthday celebration’s candidature from the Panaji meeting seat.

    Panaji constituency is recently represented through BJP MLA Atanasio Monserratte, who had shifted from Congress to BJP in 2019.

    “I’m a small birthday celebration employee and can’t touch upon what senior chief like Devendra Fadnavis has mentioned. But when I sought after to invite for a price tag simply because I’m son of Manohar Parrikar, then I’d have demanded it final time (all over the by-election held after the loss of life of Parrikar),” he mentioned.

    The previous defence minister died on Might 17, 2019.

    Utpal Parrikar mentioned that he continues to satisfy the electorate in Panaji constituency.

    “The ones BJP leaders who have been with my father proper from 1994 are recently with me,” he mentioned.

    Expressing sadness over the best way “issues are taking place in Goa”, he requested whether or not integrity and personality don’t subject.

    “Will the birthday celebration give price tag to the individual with felony antecedents within the constituency represented through past due Manohar Parrikar?” he requested, it sounds as if relating to Monserratte, who’s recently going through an ordeal in a rape case.

    “This isn’t with reference to Panaji. The political state of affairs unfolding in Goa isn’t appropriate. It has to modify,” Parrikar mentioned.