What we should be asking the government today, are questions as to why the entire project, as envisaged and promised is nowhere near completion. Has the water reached the people?
Q. Why do you support “anti-Gujarat” elements such as Medha Pathkar? You invited her to the Gandhi Ashram. Why? A. The meeting at Sabarmati Ashram was a public meeting called to discuss citizen’s initiatives in restoring peace and normalcy to Gujarat. I have stated this clearly in the past, including before the Commission of Inquiry which is looking into the incident, that Ms. Medha Pathkar was not an invitee to the meeting. She came to the meeting as a concerned citizen of this country to contribute her bit to this effort at peace, and therefore we welcomed her, as we would have welcomed anyone. The tragedy of our times is that anyone who questions the BJP-led government in Gujarat, and exercises her constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression, a citizen who expresses concern over wrong-doings of the government, a citizen who exercises her citizenship by highlighting issues that affect many people, are immediately branded “anti-Gujarat”. This is the way in which these for
