PORVORIM: AICC Incharge for Goa Manikrao Thakre today paid a visit to the site of Khapreshwar shrine at Succor and accused the State government of hurting religious sentiments.
Thakre stated that by demolishing the shrine of Kapreshwar God the state government has hurt the ‘Astha’ meaning Faith of the devotees.
" There was enough space at the site where God Khapreshwar was located. There was no need for demolition of the shrine and thereby hurting the faith of the devotees. Nobody is against the development of the Porvorim .Development has to take place but with the consent of the locals" he said.
"Khapreshwar devastan could have been saved by the state government," Thakre added.
Later speaking, Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar said that has given the authority to Public works department to demolish the Khapreshwar devastan?
"The existing committee has taken ‘the Prasad’ of Vetal at Mulgaon and the Khapreshwar God has declined to move elsewhere. It is very clear that ‘Rakhandar’ of that area cannot be shifted . Politically motivated group cannot take the ‘Prasad’ of the God and can say that God has given consent to shift it to other place," he said
Patkar said that the state government could very well saved the banyan tree and Khapreshwar devastan by slightly changing the alignment of flyover.
