NCP stir seeks to divert attention from irrigation scam: BJP

Thane: BJP spokesman for Maharashtra, Madhav Bhandari said here on Sunday that the NCP's agitation seeks to divert attention of citizens from the irrigation scam probe which involves its senior leaders he said.

Addressing a press conference here he said that NCP Chief Sharad Pawar was not serious about the present drought situation faced by the state.

He said that the government has also urged temple trusts to adopt fodder camps in the state and suggested that NCP leaders should help in such efforts.

Water storage in the state's reervoirs is merely 43 per cent, he said, adding that in the next couple of weeks, the Konkan region too would face a severe crisis.

The present situation has arisen due to misdeeds of NCP leaders who were in charge of irrigation projects, he said.