PANJIM: The Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday slammed certain sections of the society for creating an ‘unnecessary controversy’ over his letter to Karnataka BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa on Mhadei River water dispute.
Parrikar said that controversy was created ‘unnecessarily’ on the false assumption that in the letter that he wrote to Yeddyurappa, he agreed to share Mhadei River water with Karnataka.
He emphasised that willingness to talk on the issue did not mean sharing of river water.
Parrikar was addressing the gathering on the occasion of curtain raiser programme for the Nobel Prize Series- 2018 Goa Event.
“When I was discussing various issues of coal and so called river nationalisation, Mhadei and the recent controversy on different kinds of meat, I realised that precise answer given is many times is not understood may be intentionally or sometimes for creating controversy. On many occasions, I have realised that it is not really understood. For example, I took lot of trouble to explain that agreeing to talk does not mean agreeing to share (Mhadei river water),” Parrikar said.
“Agreeing to talk is a prior step where in talking you may not agree to share or you may agree to share, I am not referring to Mhadei issue, I am only referring to the concept. The concept was not very logically understood. We need to understand the real logic of it and also how to take steps and the best example is scientific study” he said
Stressing that Goa needs scientific temperament in every aspect of life, he said that the current generation needs proper direction in terms of thinking.
“If issues are logically handled, life will be smoother. Scientific study is the best example of logical interpretation and scientific temperament is one of the most important factors in everyday life,” he added.
Speaking on the Nobel Prize Series, India 2018, Parrikar said that it is one of the most important programmes of the year. “It’s an opportunity to learn pure sciences and bring about change in our scientific temperament. Many a time people fail to understand the concept or a theory. Scientific thinking teaches us logic and how to use it in everyday life,” he said.
