PANAJI
While stating that the Major Port Bill has dealt a death blow to a small State like Goa, Aam Aadmi Party stated that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the entire BJP clan has sold Goa to party leaders in Delhi.
AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre said Mormugao Port Trust will now be a "state within a state" as it will now have jurisdiction over one-third of Goan land extending from Betul in the South to Cabo Raj Bhavan in the North.
He pointed out that even repairs of a house in this stretch will now require permission or licence from MPT.
Rahul accused all three MPs from Goa of betraying Goa's interest as not one of them objected to the bill.
He cautioned that MPT will now have unfettered powers overriding those of the local bodies like panchayat and municipality.
