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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Special Correspondent

Announcement to stall river–linking project in Gujarat poll gimmick, says Congress

Special Correspondent

The decision to suspend the project to link the Tapi, Par and the Narmada rivers in Gujarat has been taken with an eye on the Assembly polls and is a gimmick, the Congress said on Wednesday.

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly Sukhram Rathva and Navasari MLA Anant Patel, who were leading mass protests in the State against the project, addressed a joint press conference along with Rajya Sabha members Shaktisinh Gohil and Naranbhai Rathwa.

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