PANAJI
Agitating taxi operators who initially decided to shift their agitation venue from Azad Maidan, Panaji to Lohiya Maidan, Margao reversed their decision and finally decided to continue agitation from Panaji.
"As North Goa collector denied us permission to agitate at Azad Maidan we had initially decided to agitate at Lohiya Maidan. However, the South Goa Collector also didn't grant us permission. So we have dropped plans to agitate at Lohiya Maidan and will continue the agitation in Panaji," informed Chetan Kamat, president of All Goa tourist taxi association.
"We are ready to go to jail if the administration takes action against us. We will continue agitation in Panaji,"said Kamat.
The taxi operators who are agitating for scrapping the Goa Miles aggregator app-based system for the last 14 days.
The North Goa collector has denied permission to gather at Azad Maidan after imposing section 144 in the district.
In this condition, the taxi operators held a meeting and resolved to continue the agitation despite odds. Initially the suggestion to shift agitation venue to Lohiya Maidan, Margao has been approved but South Goa collector denied them permission.
