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PANJIM: A day after Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured to protect the interest of Goa on Mhadei issue, the Congress demanded a public statement on assurance from the Prime Minister.
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Sawant, after meeting Prime Minister in New Delhi on Thursday, said that he had fruitful discussion on many issues including mining, Mhadei, Mopa, upcoming ZP elections as well as various development projects in the State. He also said that Prime Minister has assured continued support and cooperation for Goa’s cause.
In a statement issued on Friday, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar said that the meeting between Chief Minister and Prime Minister is yet another ‘jumla’ to woo the voters for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections.
“The Prime Minister must make a public statement on his assurance of protecting Goa’s interest on Mhadei and resumption of mining in Goa, as claimed by Chief Minister,” he demanded.
“This is another ‘jumla’ to woo voters for the forthcoming Zilla Parishad elections. The art of fooling people is mastered by the BJP, and the visit of the Chief Minister to Delhi is part of the same,” he said.
Chodankar claimed that in his meeting with PM, Mhadei and mining issues were never discussed as mischievously disclosed by Chief Minister.
Congress president said that Chief Minister has succumbed to the pressures of Central leaders of BJP to sell our lifeline Mother Mhadei to Karnataka and the government has time and again fooled the people with false assurances of resumption of mining.
“We demand that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make public statement with categorical information on what he has promised to the Chief Minister of Goa in the interest of the State. Prime Minister can use his tweeter handle to make the statement as he avoids speaking to media,” Chodankar demanded.
Chodankar claimed that Chief Minister actually went to beg with the Prime Minister to allow him to continue in his chair after the Zilla Parishad election results are out as he and the BJP party have realised about their imminent defeat in the polls.
