BHUBANESWAR: Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday hit out at fellow birthday party man and Chhattisgarh leader minister Raman Singh for pronouncing 'no drive can prevent us from the use of water from Mahanadi'. Dharmendra's attack comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed Odisha leader minister for the stalemate within the Mahanadi water sharing dispute.
"Such a remark by Raman Singh is condemnable... I admit Chhattisgarh is at fault," Dharmendra said while responding to a media question here. Earlier, while speaking to the media in Raigarh on Tuesday, Raman had claimed Chhattisgarh's rights over the Mahanadi waters because the greatest catchment of the river falls in his state.
This is the primary time that Dharmendra has criticised Raman, which many see as an try to absolve himself of opposition charges that he's siding with Chhattisgarh on the Mahanadi issue.
Dharmendra did not spare the BJD either. Questioning what the birthday party was once doing within the state for such a lot of years that it's been in energy, the Union minister said, "The tribunal will give justice for Chhattisgarh's wrongdoings. But what prevented the BJD government from taking any initiative to store even a bucket of Mahanadi water in 18 years? The BJD must answer that." The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal has issued notices to the state governments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to nominate their representatives for adjudication of the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh through August 6.
Dharmendra, the BJP's maximum distinguished face in Odisha, said his birthday party had urged answer through mutual discussions because tribunals take long time to come to a conclusion.
"Such a remark by Raman Singh is condemnable... I admit Chhattisgarh is at fault," Dharmendra said while responding to a media question here. Earlier, while speaking to the media in Raigarh on Tuesday, Raman had claimed Chhattisgarh's rights over the Mahanadi waters because the greatest catchment of the river falls in his state.
This is the primary time that Dharmendra has criticised Raman, which many see as an try to absolve himself of opposition charges that he's siding with Chhattisgarh on the Mahanadi issue.
Dharmendra did not spare the BJD either. Questioning what the birthday party was once doing within the state for such a lot of years that it's been in energy, the Union minister said, "The tribunal will give justice for Chhattisgarh's wrongdoings. But what prevented the BJD government from taking any initiative to store even a bucket of Mahanadi water in 18 years? The BJD must answer that." The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal has issued notices to the state governments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to nominate their representatives for adjudication of the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh through August 6.
Dharmendra, the BJP's maximum distinguished face in Odisha, said his birthday party had urged answer through mutual discussions because tribunals take long time to come to a conclusion.
Dharmendra slams Raman for remarks on Mahanadi waters
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