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MARGAO
The Loutolim gram sabha on Sunday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
At the ordinary gram sabha of the village panchayat held on Sunday under the chairmanship of Sarpanch Xavier Fernandes, the gram sabha members adopted an unanimous resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional revocation of CAA. The gram sabha further demanded that the government desist from the implementation of NRC and NPR, with members saying that the CAA, NPR and NRC has caused widespread discontent among citizens and was against the spirit of our Constitution.
A presentation of People’s Biodiversity Register of Loutolim was done by Dr. Vidya of Green Goa Life foundation and discussion was held on additional inputs to be added to the report. Dr Vidya urged the villagers to submit any additional inputs by February 24 to the Panchayat office.
The meeting included two more proposals in the budget which was approved in the earlier gram sabha.
Gram sabha members warned the panchayat body/ Sarpanch not to issue any NOC to the contractor of missing link until the PWD gives the reports of inspection held earlier including the one held with the MLA and PWD minister,
it was also demanded that letters be made to the police to implement the High Court order on extraction of illegal sand on the bank of River Zuari, Loutolim.
