Former Delhi CM Atishi, Goa President Valmiki Naik along with AAP MLAs, Councillors joins Save Karapur protesters at Jantar Mantar

“Within a Month of coming to power AAP will revoke Section 39A and all permissions given under it,” Atishi

“Since one engine in Goa is not listening, Karapurkars have come to make the second engine in the centre listen” Valmiki Naik

“Entire BJP is involved in selling Goa’s land” MLA  Venzy joins Save Karapur protesters at Azad Maidan Panaji

Jantar Mantar, New Delhi/Azad Maidan, Panaji:

Former Delhi CM Atishi, Goa President Valmiki Naik along with AAP MLAs & councillors joined the Save Karapur protest in Jantar Mantar Delhi.  The AAP leaders saluted Karapurkars for their determination to protect and save their village as the protest entered it’s 100th day.

Atishi pointed out that the BJP Govt is a govt of builders and colonisers and that the Karapur protest is the fight of every Goan against Section 39A.

Section 39A is being used as a way to grab agricultural lands from Goans and hand them over to builders. Villages like Karapur with 500-800 homes are having Mega Projects with 1000s of homes thrust upon them despite public opposition. This will add strain to the natural resources of Karapur.

Slamming the BJP for sanctioning the Mega Project, Atishi stated that the only people to gain from destroying Karapur’s resources will be big builders & BJP leaders not Goans. Atishi said that BJP is using Section 39A to turn Goan agricultural land into Mega Projects enriching builders and BJP politicians at the expense of Goans. 

Valmiki Naik said that despite 99 days of continuous protests, the BJP Government has completely ignored the genuine concerns of the people and has shown no willingness to listen to their demands. He pointed out that this is the longest protest against any Mega Project in Goa.

He added that the residents of Karapur have now taken their struggle to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi with the hope that if one engine of the BJP Government in Goa refuses to listen, perhaps the other engine at the Centre will.

AAP MLA Capt Venzy Viegas said that all Goans should unite and stand with Karapurkars as the entire BJP is involved in selling our land.

AAP leaders reiterated the party’s stand of revoking 39A &  permissions of all Mega Projects under the law within a month of coming to power in Goa.