OLD GOA
The agenda has only two points - to read and confirm proceedings of previous meeting and any other subject with permission of the chairperson. It does not include discussions on development issues nor proposals from public.
When contacted, Santa Cruz Sarpanch Marian Araujo informed that the agenda has been truncated due to the enforcement of the code of conduct. "But, the panchayat is already in receipt of proposals from the public and I will allow discussion on the issues," Araujo stated.
An activist Arturo D'Souza, however, said the code of conduct doesn't mean that the panchayat authorities could not answer queries on resolutions adopted at the previous gram sabha. "We are going to question the panchayat authorities on action taken on previous resolutions," D'Souza said.
Meanwhile, the first gram sabha of Santa Cruz during the current tenure has generated a lot of interest among the public with awareness being created to attend the same in large numbers.
so that the panchayat authorities could be held to task on previous resolutions adopted, particularly pertaining to Bondvoll Lake.
Banners have also been put up at strategic locations so that the message reaches a maximum number of villagers.
The panchayat authorities, anticipating large participation, have also decided to change the venue of the gram sabha from the previous location of panchayat hall to the Santa Cruz school premises.
