Goa is not lab for BJP's experiments, says Congress on Centre's suggestion about nuclear plant

13 May 2025 Evaluate

Opposition parties have objected to the Centre's suggestion to set up a nuclear power plant in Goa, with Congress saying the coastal state is not ‘a laboratory for BJP's dangerous experiments.’

Yesterday, the Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar stated that the Centre is considering the possibility of establishing a nuclear power plant in Goa to address the state’s growing energy needs. The announcement came after a comprehensive review meeting with Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and other senior ministers in Panaji.

Reacting sharply to the announcement, Goa Congress President Amit Patkar said, ‘Goa is not a laboratory for BJP’s dangerous experiments. The very idea of a nuclear plant here is absurd’. He alleged that the BJP government had already destroyed Goa's hills, forests, agriculture and rivers, and it now wants to put people's lives at risk with a nuclear hazard. Patkar added, ‘We will resist this anti-Goa agenda with full force. Our land, livelihoods & environment are non-negotiable’. 

While, the Aam Aadmi Party's state unit president, Amit Palekar, questioned the need for a nuclear plant in Goa when Kaiga in Karwar (Karnataka) has a facility. He said the Centre and state government are out to destroy Goa.

The proposal remains in the exploratory stage, it has already stirred public discourse, with many calling for greater transparency and environmental safeguards before such a step is considered.
  



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