BJP MLA Michael Lobo praises Congress Supremo Rahul Gandhi

Panaji: Congress president Rahul Gandhi was praised in Goa by his opponent party's Deputy Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Michael Lobo, for paying a visit to ailing Manohar Parrikar in the state assembly.

“Rahul Gandhi came on a special visit to greet our ailing CM Manohar Parrikar. His simplicity, humility has to be admired by all Indians and state people. He is a very simple person and leaders like him are required in Goa and India,” Lobo was quoted saying.

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After meeting Parikkar, who is undergoing treatment for Pancreatic cancer, in his office Panaji on Tuesday, Rahul tweeted, “This morning I visited Goa CM, Manohar Parrikar, to wish him a speedy recovery. It was a personal visit,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.

The meeting between Gandhi, and Parrikar, lasted about 10 minutes. It came a day after Raga referred to a purported audio tape in which a Goa minister claimed that Parrikar had files relating to the Rafale deal.

Rahul was initially scheduled to visit Parrikar’s residence but by the time he landed in Goa, the chief minister had left for the assembly. He then drove to the assembly to meet the chief minister. He was taken inside Parrikar’s office by state Congress chief, Girish Chodankar, and leader of the opposition in the Goa Assembly, Chandrakant Kavlekar.

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Parrikar told the Congress leaders that Rahul had always been concerned about his health and inquired about his condition whenever he was in hospital both in India and the United States.The Congress Supremo was also in constant touch with his son, the chief minister told the two Congress leaders who later left Rahul and Parrikar for a one-on-one interaction that lasted for about 10 minutes.

Amidst the low level political banters , unparliamentary and derogatory languages of politicians, this move of Rahul Gandhi has come as a refreshing and praiseworthy action.

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