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In the backdrop of allegations pertaining to illegal mining, Goa chief minister
Digambar Kamat met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the national capital,
sources said on Thursday.
Though Kamat government has been facing heat over alleged instances of illegal
mining in the coastal state, the change of leadership is not on the cards at
least till Justice M B Shah Commission, probing illegal mining, submits its
report and indicts the state leadership if the case be, they said.
However, talking to PTI from Delhi, Kamat said his meeting with Sonia Gandhi on
Wednesday was a courtesy call.
"I had not met her after she came back from the treatment. It was just a
courtesy call to convey good wishes of people from Goa," Kamat said, adding he
was returning today.
Kamat's Delhi visit assumed significance as the Congress-led government is
pushed to the corner over allegations of illegal mining.
A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), led by leader of opposition
Manohar Parrikar, tabled in the House estimated the mining scam to the tune of
Rs 4,000 crore.
