PANAJI
Aam Aadmi Party on Monday castigated the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa for surrendering Goa’s interest and right in Mhadei waters at the behest of its party leadership in Delhi who were more interested in gaining ground in Karnataka which gives more MPs than Goa.
AAP Goa convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that a senior advocate who is considered to be a stalwart like Adv Arvind Datta has clearly stated that he was not instructed by the Goa government to appeal against the Mhadei award order pronounced by the Mhadei Tribunal.
“All along the government has been claiming that it is protecting Mhadei water but the senior advocate’s statement reveals that the Goa government had actually sold the Mhadei river to Karnataka at the behest of its Delhi leaders,” said Rahul.
He pointed out that the Mhadei tribunal award was pronounced in February 2020 and the water is now diverted to Karnataka while the water in Goa will dry up as the Goa government has been used as a puppet by the BJP leadership in Delhi.
He demanded that the Goa Chief Minister produce proof in writing within 24 hours if he had issued any instructions to the advocate representing the state in the tribunal and demanded to know why the State government has not approached the Supreme Court as mandated by the law in case the advocate has acted on his own.
Rahul further asked the chief minister why no action has been initiated against the advocate in case he has acted on his own without any instructions from the Goa government and demanded that all these answers be provided within the next 24 hours.
