"Both the parties are perpetrating falsehood in the name of communalism. They are trying to paint the BJP-led government as communal, but the fact is that NCP and Congress are the most communal parties," Parrikar reacted during a press conference here today.
The chief minister said that he has figures to support his claim that minorities were not given priority in the government jobs during the Congress-led government in the state.
"The Congress-NCP coalition government provided employment to only about 1.78 per cent of the minorities in Goa, whereas the BJP-led alliance Government encouraged 3.28 per cent of the Goan minorities to join the Police Constabulary," he said.
"The selection of minority candidates during BJP-led government is more as compared to the Congress government and it has happened across the state," he said.
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