14/11/2014 …. Gpcc president luizinho faleiro has expressed happiness over the appointment of for chief minister of goa Manohar parrikar as the new central defence minister of the country and expected from the defence minister to take over the additional land from navy for the expansion of the dabolim airport
Addressing media persons at the party head office in panjim mr faliero said that it was a matter of pride for all goans and also for the congress party that a fellow goan was appointed as the defence minister of the country and hoped that mr Parrikar would be a good defence minister of the country specially when there were certain disputed issue created by certain countries …
Faleiro said that he would write a letter to mr Parrikar for having been appointed as the defence minister of the country and also requesting him to try and give a land of 50, 300 sqmts of area which was given by the navy and then taken back should be given along with additional land if possible for the expansion of the dabolim civilian airport
Commenting over his party stand on the issue of weather navy should be shifted from dabolim mr faleiro said that goa government had got the love and respect for the armed forces of the country and it was up to the navy as whether they want to shift or not but atleast hoped of the navy giving the land which they had promised though later navy had withdrew their commitment
