NT Reporter
Panaji
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday led the people of Goa in paying tributes to his mentor and former CM Manohar Parrikar on his birth anniversary.
Parrikar had also served as the Defence Minister from 2014 to 2017.
Sawant, Union Minister Shripad Naik, state BJP president Damodar Naik, family members of Parrikar, including his sons Utpal and Abhijat, visited Parrikar’s memorial at Miramar beach.
“Goa will always remember Parrikar for the developmental works that were taken up during his tenure. He was a visionary leader,” Sawant told reporters.
He said the BJP government has been taking forward the vision of Parrikar through various developmental works. Infrastructure and human development were the core areas of focus in the Parrikar government, Sawant added.
Damodar Naik said Parrikar rolled out several social welfare schemes
that provided much-needed relief to the poor and needy in Goa, setting the template for development in the coastal state.
Parrikar served as the eighth Chief Minister of the state. He helmed the state four times between 2000 and 2019. Agencies
Chief Secretary, Dr V Candavelou, Collector, North, Ankit Yadav, Inspector General of Police, K R Chaurasia, and others were also present.
