BICHOLIM: Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) Bicholim unit organised an awareness rally in Bicholim town demanding a halt in government grants to English primary medium schools in the State.
Shirgao Sarpanch Babuso Gaonkar kicked off the rally from junction near Shri Shantadurga HS and went through Sundar Peth, Atil Peth and Sonar Peth Bicholim before culminating near the venue from where it had started.
During the rally, over 100 agitators participated shouting slogans against the government policy and demanded the withdrawal of government grants to English primary medium schools in the State.
Later at a public meeting, BBSM Convenor Srikrishna Dhond, Shirgao Sarpanch Babuso Gaonkar and Atmaram Gaonkar spoke on the occasion.
