PANAJI
Advocate Amit Palekar's health started deteriorating on the third day of his indefinite hunger strike. However, he is determined to continue his fast and demands that the illegal construction at the heritage site in Old Goa be demolished, and guilty be punished, stated a press release on Wednesday.
Reacting to TCP's recent revocation order, Palekar said, "I will study the order, until then my fast will be on. Panchayat has also issued a stop-work notice but this is not enough. It's just a whitewash. Nobody is talking about a demolition order. Once the panchayat issues demolition order then we can believe what the authorities are saying".
"The authorities are calling it fraud play. But to do such type of forgery one needs support from the concerned officials. If the officials are saying this is fraud play, then they should come out clean and should announce the names of culprits", he said.
Goans came out in support of Palekar after getting the news about his health condition.
A woman at the protest site said, "Going on a fast unto death is not easy and he is doing an excellent job. We support him. The construction is very much illegal. This is not a place for a holiday, but a place to offer prayers. May God bless him".
Anish Bakal, a Bhandari Samaj member also visited Palekar on the third day of his strike and extended his support to the cause.
