PANAJI
St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar has warned that the agitation against Section 39A of the TCP Act will intensify if the provision is not scrapped in the upcoming Assembly session.
Stating that the ‘andolan’ would continue outside the Goa Assembly Complex if the government fails to act, he expressed hope that Section 39A would be taken up for discussion and subsequently scrapped for the rest of Goa.
He added that the Chief Minister has assured that the matter will be discussed during the session. Urging legislators across party lines to support the move, Borkar appealed to all MLAs to back the proposal when it comes before the House.
Issuing a strong warning, he said that if the provision is not repealed in the Assembly, the agitation will be escalated in a more aggressive manner.
FIR against locals will be dropped,
says Borkar after getting CM’s call
St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar revealed that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured him over the phone that the FIR against villagers would not be pursued.
Earlier in the evening, the police booked an FIR against Borkar and 38 other Siridao villagers based on the complaint by TCP department that some files went missing after the day the agitators stayed overnight in the headquarters. They have been booked for stealing 10 files under Sections of the BNS.
Borkar and his RGP dismissed the charges as fabricated and accused the government of harassment.
