-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM MARCH 10: The special Bicholim Muncipal Council meeting today unanimously decided to demolish the
controversial slaughter shade and scrap the license given for the sale of meat at Nagzarwada Bicholim. It may be recalled that last week the police had raided a slaughter house at Nagzarwada and had arrested four persons. Tension prevailed in the evening when the family members of the accused filed complaint against a councillor, Bhagwan Harmalkar. A mob led by Bicholim MLA, Rajesh Patnekar had marched to the police station in protest against the complaint. A committee by name Bicholim Goraksha samiti was formed under the Presidenship of the councillor, Bhagwan Harmalkar to save cows in the taluka. The samiti submitted a memorandum to the BMC chief officer to demolish the illegal slaughter house and in this connection a special meeting of BMC was called to discuss the issue. Today when the matter came for discussion Harmalkar strongly demanded immediate demolition of the slaughter shade. After the suggestion from some of the councillors it was later decided to issue him a notice and later demolish the shade. Former councillor, Manohar Shirodkar had demanded to scrap the licence given to the slaughter house. The BMC chairman, Satish Gaonkar told that the license was given to one Abdul Kadar Bepari for selling of meat and not to slaughter the animals. It was unanimously decided to cancell the license given to the said person. An unanimous resolution was also taken congratulating the councillor, Bhagwan Harmalkar for his efforts fighting for the cause of animals. All the eleven councillors including the MLA, Rajesh Patnekar was present for the meeting.
