File photo: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said people should not expect miracles from the Narendra Modi-led government at the beginning of its tenure.
"Lot of people ask me -
'acche din aane wale the, aa gaye kya' (good days were supposed to come, have they come)? I say no, '
aye nahi aa rahe hai' (good days will come)," Parrikar said at a gathering of businessmen near Panaji on Saturday evening.
"Don't expect miracles at the beginning of the tenure of the government," the senior BJP leader said while addressing the annual general body meeting of Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The state and the Centre can now work together, he said.
"Since the last two years, the Centre had a different thinking pattern and delivering had become restricted," said Parrikar, who became the Chief Minister in 2012.
"When Modi ji (Narendra Modi) arrived in Goa, he asked me: what are the issues you will like to stress? I refused to speak about the issue of special status," he explained.
"I didn't raise the issue of special status, though the media next day criticised me. Special status will come after 4-5 months, I don't want to burden the administration from the first day," he said.
The Chief Minister said he discussed harsh measures to get the economy back on track with the Prime Minister.
"I said we have to tell people that discipline and hard measures are required to get the nation back on track," he added.