Goa, Oct. 16 -- Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar has strongly opposed the Mormugao Port Authority's (MPA) proposed 30-year lease of a stretch of Baina Beach for water sports activities, warning that the move could trigger large-scale public protests.

Challenging the port authority over the proposal, Amonkar accused the MPA of harassing local residents along the stretch from the Shivaji statue to Murgaoncha Raja Mandap.

The MLA claimed that he had stood by fishermen and local residents facing demolition notices and opposed the imposition of additional fees on water sports operators and shack owners.

Amonkar also expressed confidence that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant would not allow the MPA's plans to proceed in a manner that adversely affec...