---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ELVIDIO MIRANDA <elvid...@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan, 2023, 08:32 Subject: Let Goa not be sacrificed on Mahdei To: steve.dia...@gmail.com <steve.dia...@gmail.com>
Let Goa not be sacrificed on Mahdei! Elvidio Miranda The BJP government in India is inebriated with the politics of power at any costs throwing responsible governance to the winds. The statement by the Home Minister that the Mahdei water dispute is resolved is solely in order to win in the Karnataka elections. The Home Minister is trying to play a double role for the purpose of political gains. The matter is sub-judice and thus the Home Minister should not have made this statement until the Supreme Court gives a verdict. This is a clear instance of trying to lead the Supreme Court which is not allowed even in the Courts. It must be recalled that the people of Karnataka gave a mandate to the Congress and that the BJP engineered defection and formed a government against the democratic mandate of the people. The same happened in Madhya Pradesh where the clear mandate was for the Congress that had formed a government there and again the lust for power made the BJP to infringe and form a government. The people of Goa have voted in majority numbers against a minority government and have through dubious means broken the Congress party in Goa for the second time. Will the Opposition and the people of Goa not fight in order to restore the water flow of the Madhei into Goan rivers? It is known that Karnataka is a big state with about 28 Lok Sabha seats and that Goa has only two seats. Is this the reason why the Centre is going to make Goa the sacrificial lamb? Until the Home Minister stated the Chief Minister of Goa had maintained a deafening silence for which if he is betraying the wishes of the people of Goa, he should resign. How long is the Chief Minister of Goa going to remain a puppet in the hands of the Centre? A fair and equitable solution to the Madhei issue that does not compromise Goa's interests should be the solution.