Merces sarpanch resigns
OLD GOA: Merces sarpanch Socorinha Braganza has tendered her resignation from the post as part of an agreement to share the post equally among the ruling panchas.
With Braganza stepping down, deputy sarpanch Priyanka Naik has been elevated as the acting sarpanch.
Panchayat sources informed that former sarpanch Prakash Naik is next in line to occupy the top post till the end of the present term.
Meanwhile, sources also informed that the gram sabha of Merces, which has not been held for quite a while now, is most likely to be convened only after the election of the next sarpanch.
