India, July 24 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticised Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over his recent comments on the Mahadayi river water project, calling them an "insult" to the people of Karnataka. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Siddaramaiah lashed out at both the Goa government and the Centre, accusing them of betraying the interests of the state and questioning the silence of Karnataka BJP and JD(S) leaders.

Reacting sharply to Sawant's remarks in the Goa Assembly, where the Goa CM claimed that Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav had assured him that the Mahadayi project would not be cleared under any circumstance, Siddaramaiah questioned the Centre's lack of formal communication to Karnataka. "...