Explorer

Panaji: Those who want to 'save' nature, should stop using cars & ride cycles, says Manohar Parrikar

Panaji: Taking a sarcastic dig at opponents of infrastructure projects in the state, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that those who want to 'save' nature, should stop using cars and ride cycles instead. "Don't kill the nature? Don't buy cars, it is a simple solution. Don't buy a car, nature will be automatically saved. Use a cycle," he said. Speaking at a poll rally in Bicholim constituency located around 25 kms from Panaji, Parrikar also drew a linkage with Sweden, where he said people, including the country's Prime Minister, preferred using a cycle, but also added that the Scandinavian nation was a "cashless society". "We should also start using cycles. In Sweden, even the Prime Minister rides a cycle. But many things don't just happen like that. Sweden is a cashless society. Goa is the best place for cashless society. Cashless does not mean without cash. It is a society with less cash. We are used to shelling out money where it is not needed. We can pay by card or by mobile," he said.
View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headline

Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: UN Steps In As Case Against Delhi CM Heats Up Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: UN Steps In As Case Against Delhi CM Heats Up Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections
'My Father Was Given Slow Poison': Son Umar On Mukhtar Ansari's Death
'My Father Was Given Slow Poison': Son Umar On Mukhtar Ansari's Death
WATCH | PM Modi Explains To Bill Gates How Researchers Can Collect Data From Masses Without Invading Privacy
WATCH | PM Modi Explains To Bill Gates How Researchers Can Collect Data From Masses Without Invading Privacy
Months After Praful Patel Joins NDA, CBI Closes Probe In UPA-Era Aircraft Leasing Case
Months After Praful Patel Joins NDA, CBI Closes Probe In UPA-Era Aircraft Leasing Case
Advertisement
for smartphones
and tablets

Videos

Mukhtar Ansari Death: BSP Chief Mayawati Calls For 'High-Level Probe'Mukhtar Ansari Death: Nephew Of Krishnanand Rai Reacts To Mukhtar Ansari's DeathPanel Of 2 Doctors To Conduct Post-Mortem On Mukhtar Ansari's BodyGangster-Turned-Politician Dies Of Cardiac Arrest In Banda Hospital

Photogallery

Embed widget