"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.