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BICHOLIM, AUG 7 — They may be the panchas, but their husbands seem to
be wielding power at the Mayem panchayat.
Interference by spouses of the female panchas in the affairs of the
panchayat annoyed the residents, who gave vent to their anger by
refusing to pass any resolution at the recent gram sabha meeting.
The gram sabha convened at the panchayat hall was attended by Sarpanch
Reshma Sawant and panchas including Sanjay Arondekar, Kajal Karbotkar,
Nilkanth Nagvekar, Diksha Patre, Vinita Gaonkar, Suhasini Kinalkar,
Krishna Chodankar Santosh Bhosle, Anita Naik and Tulshidas Chodankar.
There are six women panchas in the 11-member panchayat.
A resident, Vasudev Tari, and the president of the Poira Nagrik Kruti
Samiti, Tukaram Ghatwal, raised the issue of the dominating husbands
of female panchas in the panchayat.
They claimed that the women panchas were dormant and that, all the
decisions were being taken by their husbands, so much so that the
husbands were also answering queries posed to their wives at the gram
sabha.
"If the women panchas are not able to take decisions and carry out the
affairs of the panchayat and their respective wards, they should
resign," said Vasudev Tari, prompting an angry exchange of words at
the meeting.
Residents of Chimulwada-Mayem complained of erratic power failure and
the sarpanch explained that the panchayat was unable to take up
developmental activities due to insufficient panchayat funds.
Panchayat Secretary Mr Parab informed the residents that a pending
amount of Rs 5 lakh was still to be deposited by the outgoing
panchayat panel.
Kamlakant Shirodkar highlighted the bad condition of the roads at
Ardhawad-Mayem and demanded that it should be repaired at the
earliest.
The issue of the mining activities also came for discussion and it was
recommended that the mine owners be invited for the gram sabha and
asked to comment on various issues including pollution, employment and
safety.
