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making it abundantly clear that the change in the government in the state will not change the stand of the villagers against the hotel project.
Even as the local villagers are bracing up to object the hotel project at the time of the hearing fixed by the Town and Country Planning Department next week, Reginaldo said people of Curtorim will leave no stone unturned to stop the hotel project from becoming a reality.
"I was given an assurance by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on the floor of the House during the last term that the government will revoke the technical clearance given to the project by the TCP. The TCP has already revoked the technical clearance and there's no question of the technical clearance being restored by the TCP," he said.
When the media drew his attention to the High Court order directing the TCP to hear the hotel promoters on the issue, Reginaldo said the High Court had not given any blanket order to restore the technical clearance, but has only asked the TCP to hear the parties.
"The villagers will fight it out with all their strength. We will tell the government that the villagers are not interested in the project. As elected representatives, we should hear the voice of the people and in the case of the hotel project, the villagers are vehemently opposed to the project," the MLA said, adding that he and the villagers will not leave any stone unturned to ensure that the hotel does not see light of the day.
When pointed out that the promoter has made a fresh bid at a time when there's a change in the government, Reginaldo shot back "There may be a change in the government and some people may have vested interest in the project, but the stand of the people remains unchanged that they are opposed to the hotel project".
