Jaipal Reddy also alleged that Parrikar might be blackmailing Narendra Modi as he was defence minister when India finalised renewed Rafale deal with France.
Panji| Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy said that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is sticking to his post like a “leech”. He was indicating at Parrikar refusing to step down from the post despite suffering from severe illness.
Taking a jibe at the Goa CM, he further asked, “He talks of morality, what morality is there of Mr Parrikar sticking to the chair like a leech?” He also alleged that he might be blackmailing Narendra Modi as he was defence minister when India finalised renewed Rafale deal with France. “I know he is in a position to blackmail Narendra Modi, he was the Defence Minister during Rafale deal,” Reddy said.
Jaipal Reddy,Congress in Panaji,Goa: He talks of morality,what morality is there of Mr. Parrikar sticking to the chair like a leech,I know he is in a position to blackmail Narendra Modi, he was the Defence Minister during Rafale deal. (20.12.18) pic.twitter.com/uF8nvneu6h
— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2018
Former Defense Minister and currently, Goa CM is suffering from pancreatic cancer and has stayed away for 9 months for treatment. Recently, a group of hundreds of people marched to Chief Minister’s residence demanding his resignation. The people demanded that he should resign immediately and a “full-time” CM should take over the governance in the state.
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