Vinod Palienkar

Goa's Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar on Saturday apologised for his comment that the retired judges on the Mhadei interstate Water Disputes Tribunal had a "soft corner" for the state.

Dismissing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's gesture extended to Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa as a "political stunt", Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar today said that the state will not share even "a drop of water" of the Mahadayi river with its neighbour.

A Goa Minister's public admission of being under threat by the drug mafia has triggered a political storm in the coastal state, with the opposition accusing the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of allowing lawless elements to run amok.

Goa's Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar on Saturday apologised for his comment that the retired judges on the Mhadei interstate Water Disputes Tribunal had a "soft corner" for the state.

Dismissing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's gesture extended to Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa as a "political stunt", Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar today said that the state will not share even "a drop of water" of the Mahadayi river with its neighbour.

A Goa Minister's public admission of being under threat by the drug mafia has triggered a political storm in the coastal state, with the opposition accusing the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of allowing lawless elements to run amok.