It now so reveals that Atmaram Nadkarni after having messed up the Madhei water dispute wants to wriggle out of the issue. So in a stage managed drama he has got the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to write to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar that it was inappropriate for him as Additional Solicitor General to represent Goa in the matter. Isn’t this letter so strange at this juncture? Shouldn’t it have come from the Law Ministry which accorded the sanction for Atmaram Nadkarni to appear and represent Goa as a *special case* notwithstanding the fact that it was a dispute between two States? Is the letter by Nitin Gadkari a mere advisory or a direction?
Every Goan would be in total agreement with MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar who has publicly appealed to Atmaram Nadkarni that he should quit as Additional Solicitor General and continue with the Madhei water dispute to a logical conclusion even free of cost, for the life of Goa just like how Manohar Parrikar had stepped down as Defence Minister and returned to Goa to be Chief Minister. Even the Water Resources Minister Mr. Vinod Paliencar has stated that what Atmaram Nadkarni has commenced, should be concluded by him. As Atmaram Nadkarni is on record claiming that he was appearing in the Madhei matter because of his love for Goa, let us appeal to Atmaram Nadkarni to give away his office of Additional Solicitor General. After having pocketed crores as the Advocate General of Goa, a now multi crorepati Atmaram Nadkarni should have infact volunteered his services gratis on Madhei instead of over exorbitantly billing the State and merrily further bleeding the exchequer. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com