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Congress wants govt to utilise land in its possession for IIT

Coming down heavily on the BJP government for trying to usurp the fertile land of the farmers, Congress has demanded that the government should instead use acquired land in its possession for the IIT project.

Speaking to reporters in Panaji on Thursday, GPCC President Amit Patkar informed that the party welcomes any move which will turn Goa into an education hub.

“But it cannot be done at the cost of cultivable land of the farmers. We had opposed the IIT project at Shel-Melauli and we will continue to oppose the same at Sanguem if the government tries to forcefully go ahead with it,” Patkar said.

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Govt misusing machinery to harass us: Sanguem farmers

Urge government to shift IIT project to another location in the State

The Goan Network
Published Oct 7, 2022, 1:01 AM IST
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Govt misusing machinery to harass us: Sanguem farmers

Continuing with their agitation against proposed IIT project at Sanguem, the farmers accused the government of misusing its machinery only to harass the farming community in Sanguem.   Speaking to reporters from their sit-in agitation venue at Dando-Sanguem, the farmers denounced the government’s decision to impose Section 144 during Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s visit to Sanguem on Wednesday as unwarranted and claimed deployment of over 300 policemen from Dando…

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