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Assirvaden criticises Lobine’s intervention in Vacoas

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Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities Minister Patrick Assirvaden said the tone used by opposition MP Khushal Lobine when speaking to residents facing water cuts in Vacoas was inappropriate. Assirvaden also raised possible political motives during a programme hosted by Nawaz Noorbux, reports Defimedia.

Mauritian Minister of Energy and Public Utilities Patrick Assirvaden criticised the way opposition MP Khushal Lobine intervened with residents of Vacoas affected by disruptions to the water supply. He spoke on Friday on the programme “Au Cœur de l’Info”, hosted by Nawaz Noorbux, according to Defimedia.

Patrick Assirvaden nevertheless acknowledged that elected representatives should go out into the community to listen to residents and support them. His reservations concern Khushal Lobine’s intervention with residents amid tensions over water cuts in Vacoas. The situation has also prompted the minister to criticise the opposition MP over the water crisis.

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