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Velsao Gram Sabha rejects cyclone towers

Velsao Gram Sabha rejects cyclone towers
Former panch and social worker Roquezinho D'Souza while felicitating panch Nandita Dayal during the Gram Sabha on Sunday.

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Velsao Gram Sabha on Sunday rejected the installation of cyclone alert towers in the village by the beach side. The Gram Sabha also took up the issues of many movable carts (gadas) being alloted to locals for self-employment opportunities and which were instead being sub-let to migrants. 

It was also decided that strict action will be initiated against people engaging in sub-letting stalls to migrants which could also include cancellation of licence. 

Meanwhile,  the Gram Sabha witnessed some hearty moments after former panch and social activist Roquezinho D'Souza felicitated all the outgoing panch members with momentoes for having offered good service to villagers.

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Special Gram Sabhas turn out to be routine exercise

Some used them to create ruckus to score political points

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 24, 2022, 11:24 PM IST
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PANAJI As the Village Panchayat terms are due end soon and the panch members are not interested in discussions, the special Gram Sabhas called on the Panchayat Raj Day at last minute notice to the panchayats in the state turned out to be just a routine exercise. Some of the people used these Gram Sabhas as a political tool to create ruckus in the Gram Sabhas in order to score political points before the panchayat elections. On the Panchayat Raj Day, on the…

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