'Koran Khawani', a ritualistic reading of the Koran was conducted by 10 maulanas

In an initiative taken by BJP's minority morcha at the party's South Goa office, 10 maulanas from masjids across the State conducted ''Koran Khawani'', a ritualistic reading of the Koran, for quick recovery of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday.

Mr. Parrikar is now undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi for advanced pancreas related ailment.

"We had called the maulanas from all over Goa to conduct the 'Koran Khawani', which invokes the good grace of Allah, at the BJP's South Goa headquarters to pray for the quick recover of our Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar," president of the minority morcha, Goa, Shaikh Jina, told journalists on Thursday.

He said that Mr. Parrikar had resolved several outstanding issues related to the Muslim community in Goa that included making Goa the embarkation point for Haj travel, the construction of a Haj House and his involvement in the issues affecting the community in the education sector.

Prayers in several temples and the Central church in Panaji had been conducted some time back for Mr. Parrikar who is been in and out of hospitals in India and abroad since February last.

The BJP is struggling to come out of the leadership crisis in Goa for its alliance government due to Mr. Parrikar’s seriously affected health condition.