People "eager" to give another term to Modi: Naik

Press Trust of India  |  Panaji 

and Lok Sabha member on Thursday said people are happy with the country's development under Narendra Modi and "eager" to give him another chance.

He said Modi would address a meeting in before the polls in the state's two seats scheduled on April 23.

The BJP is yet to announce its candidates in

After visiting a temple at Mardol village, about 20 km from here, the said he would tour one Assembly segment each in the next 20 days and interact with voters.

"People who have seen the development of the country in the last five years and improvement in social indicators are eager to give another chance to the BJP. People will vote for Modi as the next prime minister,"he told reporters.

said Goa was not left behind in the developmental process and its continuation was one of the poll issues.

He said resolving the crisis was also a priority for the BJP.

"People are suffering due to closure of Once we are voted to power, we will resolve the issue on priority basis," he said.

The operations, a key source of revenue to the government, came to a standstill in March last year following a order which quashed 88 mining leases.

The BJP-led state government earlier requested the Centre to amend the existing mining laws so that leases could get extended.

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First Published: Thu, March 14 2019. 16:40 IST