PM Narendra Modi to address public meet on April 10

PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium, Taleigao, on April 10, North Goa MP Shripad Naik said.

Party functionary Govind Parvatkar said around 30,000 supporters are expected to attend the meeting, which will begin at 4.45pm.

“The indoor stadium has a capacity of around 12,000. We will also put up screens outside,” Parvatkar said.

In the run-up to the 2014

Lok Sabha

polls, Modi had addressed a massive meeting at Merces, Tiswadi.

BJP national president Amit Shah will also be in Goa to campaign for the state’s two Lok Sabha seats and bypolls to three assembly constituencies. Sources said Shah is expected to address two public meetings, including one at Shiroda.

Union minister for shipping Nitin Gadkari, home minister Rajnath Singh, and textiles minister Smriti Irani will also address two meetings, each, in the state, while Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, will interact with professionals and intellectuals, mostly in Panaji, sources in BJP said.