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SANGUEM
Municipal Shop Owners Association from Sanguem on Thursday met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and handed over a memorandum highlighting grievances faced by shop owners from Sanguem.
They also demanded an immediate solution to the long-pending issue of rent payment arrears, which has left the shop owners at loggerheads with the Sanguem Municipal Council (SMC).
Though the shop owners had arrived at some solution in the matter with the SMC some time back, they apparently seem unhappy with the solution and have now sought the intervention of Sawant for some solution in the matter. The shop owners had earlier discussed the issue with former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, but the issue remained unresolved due to his ill-health, despite his assurance of settling the issue with the SMC.
After their meeting with the chief minister on Thursday, the shop owners are optimistic of getting the issue resolved to their satisfaction, after Sawant reportedly assured of having a joint-meeting with the shop owners and SMC officials to resolve the issue.
