Parrikar to chair meeting of BJP workers in Goa on Saturday

September 15, 2016 19:40

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will chair a meeting of BJP workers here on September 17 in run-up to the 2017 assembly elections.

Possible political implications of the rebellion by Subhash Velingkar, sacked as RSS Goa chief, could come up for discussion during the meeting.

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and other leaders of BJP will participate in the conclave which is kept out-of-bounds for media, a senior BJP official told PTI.

Velingkar was recently "relieved" of the charge as Goa RSS chief after his outfit, Bhartiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch announced a political foray against the ruling BJP over the issue of medium of instruction.

Velingkar and the rebels who broke away from the 'RSS Konkan Prant' later floated 'RSS Goa Prant'.

However, they have not officially severed their connection with RSS.

Interestingly, Velingkar had targeted Parrikar, former CM of Goa, for "reneging" on language issue and had blamed him for his ouster as Goa unit head of Sangh.

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