Should acquaint panchas, secretaries of powers: Cong
Congress has urged the State government to conduct a day-long training camp for all elected panchayat members and the appointed secretaries in 191 village panchayats of Goa on order to acquaint them about the powers due to them.
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"Training should be given to all panchayat members and secretaries as regards the powers that panchayats already have and powers which entail financial allocations as well as the powers that the government proposes to delegate to them. They should be asked about the powers they would like to have," said the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Shantaram Naik. Naik further said that the panchayat office bearers should be made aware about the statutory powers vested in the panchayats because the regulations and procedures laid down in the Panchayat Raj Act tend to be exhaustive and cumbersome. Meanwhile, Naik also commented on the controversial ordinance introduced by the Rajasthan state government and declared that ‘Rajasthan is set to be the trial ground for BJP's fascist experiment'. "The ordinance is a cruel attack on the freedom of press and on the Constitution itself. Its main aim is to protect the present Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. It is not only unconstitutional but is also a betrayal of the nation," Naik argued.
The controversy surrounding Vishnu Surya Wagh’s book Sudhir Sukta got a new twist after Margao-based women’s right activist Auda Viegas lodged a police complaint seeking action against the writer. Based on Auda’s complaint, the Ponda police have registered an FIR against the writer. Guilherme Almeida spoke to the convenor of Bailancho Ekvott to find out what prompted her to lodge the complaint and the action she is seeking against Vishnu. Excerpts
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Published Oct 24, 2017, 5:46 PM IST
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The Goan: What made you, Auda Viegas to lodge a complaint against Vishnu Surya Wagh for his book Sudhir Sukta?Auda Viegas: I am not saying the entire book is bad. I read about what was written by Uday Bhembre. When I got curious, I borrowed a book. When I went through the book, I found five points which I felt were bad and derogatory to women, and one of them was just horrible. Since I have been fighting for women for 25 years now, a thought came to my mind whether I should…
