Several of Progressive Front of Goa activists were detained today after they started a Mhadei Bachao agitation in front of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Saawant’s official residence “Mahalaxmi”.
The leaders including Mahesh Mhambrey, Hrudaynath Shirodkar, Gina Pereira, Cecille Rodrigues amongst many others.
The activists had sat on a dharna since afternoon shouting anti-government slogans for Karnataka diverting Mhadei water.
The Goa police team was called and all the agitators were detained and sent in the bus to police station.
The activist shouted that they did not commit any murder or any other crime and were only here to save mother Mhadei.
Mhambrey said they wanted to meet the CM and hand over a memorandum, which he declined to do.
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