VASCO
Former Sancoale Sarpanch Premanand Naik has gone on a hunger strike demanding the immediate revocation of the construction licence issued to Parnesh Construction, also known as the Bhutani Infra project.
Naik began his agitation with a hunger strike on Monday and said he would not quit the hunger strike until the construction licence issued to Bhutani Infra is revoked by the Sancoale Panchayat.
“This project had been proposed in our Sancoale village at the same location in 2007 in the name of MTech, and I was a sarpanch then. The people of the village were against the project, and we decided to stand with the people. With the support of our ex-MLA and former Dy Speaker late Simon D’Souza, we agitated against the project and approached the High Court to get the project scrapped,” said Naik.
“The same project has now resurfaced in the name of Parnesh Construction, aka Bhutani Infra. The people are against it and have protested, and the Cortalim MLA Anton Vas also supported the people by raising the issues in the Legislative Assembly.”
“After a huge protest and outcry by locals and activists across Goa, the Sancoale Panchayat decided to issue a show-cause notice to Bhutani Infra and assured people that it will revoke the licence if Bhutani Infra fails to provide necessary licences and approvals.”
Naik said the panchayat should have ideally taken legal opinion prior to issuing them the construction licence.
“I have decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike outside the Sancoale Panchayat, which I started on Monday morning. I will not break my hunger strike until the Sancoale Panchayat revokes the construction licence issued to Bhutani Infra,” said Naik.
