Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that he could not handle the pressure of some key issues, like Kashmir, which was one of the reasons why he opted to quit as the defence minister and return to the coastal state. Parrikar was sworn in as the CM for the fourth time last month. Parrikar, who held the cabinet position, resigned from the post to begin the chief ministership.
“The pressure of the issues like Kashmir while working as defence minister in Delhi was one of the reasons why I chose to come back to Goa,” Parrikar said.
He was addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 126th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar.
“I chose to come back to Goa when I got an opportunity to do so.
When you are in the Centre, you have to tackle issues like Kashmir and others… Delhi is not my area of operations (and) that is why I used to feel under pressure,” he added.
The former defense minister also added that resolving Kashmir issue isn’t an easy task and require a long-term policy. “It is not so easy to solve the Kashmir issue… you require a long-term policy,” he said. “There are a few things, which need to be discussed less… There should be less discussion and more action…, because when you sit for discussion the issues get complicated,” he added.
