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PANJIM: AAP lambasted the government for filing an FIR against the protestors, who participated in the rally, at Chandor on Sunday.
“We are ready to face even 100 FIRs to protect the State from turning into a coal hub through the double-tracking of railway line. Jail us, but we won’t bow down,” said AAP spokesperson Sandesh Telekar.
He added, “The FIR lodged is nothing but an attempt to intimidate the protesters in a bid to thwart the proposed protest on November 8. The FIR is confirmation that the BJP government is frightened of the growing support to the movement opposing double-tracking and coal in the State.”
Telekar pointed out that no FIR was filed when a similar protest was held at Sao Jose de Areal earlier.
“It is only seeing the massive crowd at Chandor that the government filed the FIR. The Chief Minister’s dictatorial behaviour will backfire. Every attempt to scuffle Goan voices will only make them louder. We Goans love our land and wouldn’t mind sacrificing even our life to safeguard it,” he said.
“I would like to tell the CM to start working for the Goans and stop being a puppet of Adani since Goa is for the Goans and not Adanis,” said Telekar.
“Our stand that the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin is established as none of the Congress leaders including Digambar Kamat, MLAs, former ministers have been named in the FIR,” he said.
Telekar opined that not naming Goa Forward Party (GFP) leaders including the supremo Vijai Sardesai was understandable as they were part of the government when the project was sanctioned.
