BELAGAVI
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday appealed to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to make alternative arrangements and ensure adequate rehabilitation for the Kannadigas who have been displaced after 22 houses were demolished in Sangolda on Friday and Saturday.
Voicing concern about the demolition of the houses of Kannadigas at Sangolda, Siddaramaiah shared his anguish on the social media X in this regard, after referring to a news alert in The Goan.
“Deeply concerned by the demolition of homes belonging to Kannadigas in Sangolda, Goa. I appeal to the Chief Minister of Goa, @DrPramodPSawant, to cease further demolitions immediately until alternatives are provided and ensure all displaced individuals receive adequate rehabilitation. It’s crucial we uphold the dignity and stability of every affected family,” CM Siddaramaiah stated on X.
Meanwhile, after reports in The Goan went viral, many Kannada leaders and organisations condemned the demolition of houses at Sangolda.
Gurudev Narayankumar, a noted Kannada leader from Bengaluru, has condemned the demolitions and has urged both the Karnataka and Goa Chief Ministers and their cabinet colleagues to take up the rehabilitation of all the Kannadiga families.
Kannada Border Development Authority member Ashok Chandargi, who has been coordinating with the Karnataka Chief Minister and the Kannadigas in Goa, said the Kannada organisations are waiting for Goa’s assurance of rehabilitating the displaced Kannadigas in Sangolda.
“As CM Pramod Sawant has reportedly given an assurance on Saturday, that alternative arrangements will be made for displaced families, we have decided to wait and watch whether the displaced Kannadigas are rehabilitated,” Chandargi told The Goan.
