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VALPOI: The support for the villagers of Sheli-Melauli from the surrounding villages is on the rise.
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On Thursday, the villagers from Dongurim-Thane, Pali and Hivrem took out a rally in support of the Melauli villagers.
Despite local MLA Vishwajit Rane saying that he wants the IIT project to be shifted from the village, the locals want an official confirmation.
The villagers also said that it was very difficult for them to accept the way their women folk were assaulted. The people, who had come from across the State to support the villagers, criticised the local MLA Vishwajit for standing behind the curtains. They said that he should come forward and speak to the people on the issue.
“Dictatorship is on in Goa.”
“When the villagers were harassed and beaten up by the police while protesting at Melauli, why were the Tribal and Human Rights Commissions silent? The locals raised the question.
“We demand to the government to give the Class A category ownership of our land, revoke all criminals Sections, and suspend the Valpoi Police Inspector Sagar Ekoskar for assaulting the village women,” say the locals.
