NCP demands to file FIR against Karnataka's chief secretary Panaji (PTI): Goa unit general secretary of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)demanded that state should file a First Inforamtion Report (FIR) against Karnataka chief secretary who, in an affidavit to Supreme Court, claimed Goa to be a part of Karnataka.
Surendra Furtado pointed out that Karnataka's affidavit in the apex court has mentioned that respondent (Karnataka) reserves the right to file the full history of Goa to show that Goa is a part of Karnataka. The issue had figured in the recently concluded state legislative assembly session wherein chief minister Digamber Kamat had said that he will ask for the original affidavit. Furtado, who is also NCP's spokesman, said `if state fails to file the FIR, he would personally file one, claiming the affidavit to be 'false', 'malacious' and 'misleading'. The affidavit filed by Karnataka's chief secretary is an objection statement to the application for impleadment filed by Goa Konkani Rajya Ekikaran Manch. The manch has been demanding that Karnataka's neighbouring areas of Karwar, Supa and Haliyal be merged in Goa as they comprise of Konkani speaking population. The affidavit says that Haliyal, Supa and Karwar are integral part of Karnataka since historical times. Even Goa was ruled by Kadamba dynasty having its capital at Halshi in Khanapur taluka of Belgaum district. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200808301521.htm ~(^^)~ Avelino