It is wrong to say that women voted for BJP in Goa: Congress


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Daijiworld News Network - Panaji

Panaji, Feb 10: It is absolutely wrong to say that women who are annoyed with BJP voted for the party during the just-concluded Goa assembly polls, the Congress party claimed today.

All India Congress Committee secretary Girish Chodankar told a press conference in Margao today that majority of women in Goa were upset with BJP. “You look at the crime graph. During BJP tenure there is increasing offence against women,” he said.

Chodankar stated that women means a family and during BJP rule the kind of joblessness and lawlessness that prevailed has forced the women to go against the party. He was pointing out to the recent statement by union defence minister Manohar Parrikar that women had voted for BJP in the just-concluded Goa polls as the party had introduced several schemes like Grih Adhar providing monthly remuneration of Rs 1,500 for housewives.

“It sounds so cheap to hear that women would vote for any particular party for a meager sum of Rs 1,500. The women in Goa are educated, independent and have their self-respect,” he said.

"It is wrong to say that women had voted for BJP. I would rather say angry women have voted silently. Theirs is a silent vote," he said.

  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Frazer Town,Bangaluru

    Sat, Feb 11 2017

    Voting option is given to the voter to take a right decision with regard to changing the government if they are not happy with their governance

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Feb 10 2017

    Finally BJP got kicked out ...

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