PANAJI: Former long-time Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar has said that the BJP government in Goa is proving to be anti-Hindu day by day. While the entry of Sri Ram Sena’s Pramod Muthalik has been banned in Goa since 2012, Popular Front of India (PFI), an organisation being investigated for its terrorist links, is allowed to openly publicise its public events in the state, he added.
“Though the PFI event is being openly talked about, the Goa government is turning a blind eye to it. The state government should ban the activities of PFI in the state or else Hindu organisations will not keep quiet,” said Velingkar.
He also alleged that Calangute MLA Michael Lobo had stalled the installation of a statue of Shivaji Maharaj in his constituency, even though it was being done inside a temple premises with the consent of the temple committee members.
“I condemn this two-faced approach of the government, which treats minorities differently and Hindus differently. On one hand, chief minister Pramod Sawant visits a goushala and worships the cow and calls the cow his mother, while on the other hand, he expresses anxiety about how he can make beef available to minorities in Goa,” said Velingkar.
While accusing the BJP government in the state of betraying the trust of all Hindus who elected them, the former state RSS chief said, “Voters should pose BJP-backed candidates at the upcoming municipal polls difficult questions when they come to them seeking votes. They should be asked why the mother tongue was betrayed in the medium of instruction issue,” said Velingkar.