----------------------------------------------------------
Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/
----------------------------------------------------------
DEMAND FOR RIBANDAR PANCHAYAT : AGITATION LAUNCHED
The Ribandar Citizens Committee yesterday (January 12) launched an
agitation for a Ribandar Panchayat with a public meeting held at Ribandar
Patto Prof. Ramchandra N. Sanvordekar presided over the meeting which was
addressed amongst others by local M.L.A Victoria Feranandes, Adv. Aires
Rodrigues, Premanand Lotlikar, Shashi Panjekar, Santa Cruz Sarpanch William
Gonsalves, Prabhakar Porobo, Chimbel Sarpanch Sitakant Khandolkar, Agnelo
Olivera, Prasad Naik, Usha Kelkar, Parshuram Harmalkar and Adv. Gopal Tamba.
In a resolution passed the meeting called upon the Government of Goa to
take immediate steps to set up a Ribandar Panchayat in keeping with the
long-standing demand of the residents of the area.
Speakers expressed great concern that Ribandar has been neglected and has
not seen any infrastructure development and that the residents were only
being burdened with high taxes but no civic amenities. The meeting
expressed the hope that in a democracy the will of the people will prevail
and that the people of Ribandar would be allowed to Govern their locality
through their own Panchayat and end years of exploitation and neglect at
the hands of the Panjim Municipal Council.
Convenor of Ribandar Citizen's Committee Mr. Subhash Mahambre vowed that
the Committee would not rest till the Government meets the demand of the
people of Ribandar for a Panchayat.
x x x
