Shiv Sena warns BJP: Nanar will be Konkan farmers' 'genocide'

The Shiv Sena on Friday warned that the upcoming Nanar refinerypetrochemicals complex in Maharashtras Ratnagiri would prove to be a poisonous gas chamber and lead to a genocide of the Konkan farmers one akin to Hitlers massexecution of the JewsTerming the ally Bharatiya Janata Partys decision to go ahead with the estimated 44 billion Rs 300000crore refinerycumpetrochemicals complex the Sena said this is an Emergencylike situation in Konkan perpetrated by the dictatorship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisThe partys strong views came in edits in its mouthpieces Saamana and Dopahar Ka Saamana a day after Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray snubbed Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan by refusing to meet him on the Nanar issueSpread across over 15000 acres in Ratnagiri the Nanar complex is being jointly set up by three Oil Marketing Companies BPCL HPCL and IOCL in collaboration with Saudi Arabias Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil CompanyIt will have the capacity to process 60 million tonne annually or 120 million barrels per day of crude when it kicks off by 2022Pointing at Fadnavis assurance a few months ago that if the people of Konkan were opposed the project would not be permitted here the Sena said if views of the majority are ignored then it is a dictatorshipAll villages in the vicinity of Nanar have passed resolutions saying no to such a toxic project and handed over to the Chief Minister but these were bypassed and the government signed the agreement after which Pradhan came running to Mumbai for a compromise it saidThis is a conspiracy to kill all our Konkan brothers and their families with their fertile lands in the poisonous gas chamber just like Hitler had shocked the world by slaughtering millions of Jews We will oppose Nanar completely the Sena reiterated its earlier stanceNow a rumour is being spread that the Prime Minister faces death threats so all ministers BJP leaders and officials cannot meet him as anybody could pose a riskBut the lives of millions of farmers in the Konkan are like worthless insects so they can be killed to ensure safety of the king installed on the Delhi throne by these very people the Sena edit said sharplyKonkan farmers would be annihilated by poisoning their air water and fertile farms while the army soldiers are being killed at the countrys borders So this is the death of the Jai Jawan Jai Kisan slogan it saidPromising that since the opposition to Nanar project will never cease the Sena asked whether Fadnavis will now summon the Indian Army to crush the farmers protests in the KonkanAttacking the Chief Ministers statements that the project could be shifted out of the state the Sena said why not Vidarbha since claims that such a project can only come up in coastal areas are misleadingDismissing the governments contention that it would provide huge employment opportunities the Sena hit back saying that nobody in Konkan wants your jobs they have enough workIt appealed to the government to refrain from going ahead with the Nanar project as it will kill the people and environment of the beautiful Konkan dotted with lush orchards of fruits like mangoes jackfruits cashew clean air and water abundant fish in the rivers and the Arabian Sea and its huge tourism industryThe people of Konkan are very happy without the project dont poison their joy If you go ahead you will bite the dust not only in Konkan but entire Maharashtra Implementing it will be like imposing Emergency We dare you to do it the Sena challengedCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever