India, July 25 -- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday hit out at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for making personal remarks over the Mahadayi river dispute, accusing him of exhibiting "Congress-style politics" and speaking out of frustration.

Responding to Shivakumar's sharp criticism a day earlier-where he claimed Sawant had "lost his mental balance"-the Goa CM said such language revealed the Congress mindset and showed the desperation among Karnataka's leadership.

"He (Shivakumar) is displaying the culture of Congress. When leaders are frustrated, they resort to such comments," Sawant told reporters in Panaji. "We are serious about protecting Mahadayi. Our legal battle continues in the Supreme Court and we are i...