21-jan-2013 …Stating that a Greenfield airport at mopa was the need of the hour Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Working President and south goa mp Francisco sardinha asked goans not to carried away with talks from certain corners who were misguiding goans stating that mopa was not in the interest of goa and goan’s ….
It may be noted that there have been voices from various politicians raised on mopa airport who had stated that the upcoming airport at mopa was not in the interest of goa and goans and therefore were totally against the coming of an airport at mopa in pernem …
Speaking to media reporters at a press conference at the party head office in panjim south goa mp Francisco sardinha said that though mopa was not a new issue though there were sum frogs who had started to croak since 2014 parliamentary elections were near and assured that he would not do anything that would have an effect on the goans from south goa …
Sardinha stated that the dabolim airport would not get close at any cost and also mentioned that if mopa does not become a reality that the Maharashtra government was ready to come up with their Greenfield airport project at sindhudurg
Meanwhile north goa mp shripad naik and mandrem mla laxmikhant parsekar said that the airport at mopa was the need of the hour and there were some politicians who were just trying to play politics out of the mopa issue ….