GFP meet at Manohar Parrikar's memorial violated its sanctity: BJP

BJP's Goa unit spokesperson Damodar Naik on Sunday hit out at Goa Forward Party (GFP) for conducting a meeting at late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's memorial, saying that its president Vijai Sardesai has violated the sanctity of the place by holding a 'politically motivated' meeting.On Saturday, the GFP held a meeting here at Parrikar's memorial to discuss the ongoing political crisis in the state, following the induction of 10 Congress MLAs into the BJP and removal of three GFP ministers from the Cabinet.Speaking to ANI, Naik said: "GFP leaders during the meeting used words like Parrikar died twice, which indicates their mentality. We will not allow anyone to misuse the name of Parrikar for their political gain."He said the BJP is strong enough to take ahead the legacy of Parrikar and others should not worry about it.Naik said that the "coalition partners" including GFP did not help the BJP in campaigning during the Lok Sabha election.Naik said if the coalition partners had ...