MARGAO: Citizens of several villages of Goa have decided to form a group under the banner of Movement for People’s Panchayats’ (MFPP) in order to achieve the constitutional goals of self-rule and self-reliance at the panchayat level.
A meeting was held on Wednesday which was a part of the ongoing struggle to achieve self-rule by people through their panchayats, as laid down in our Constitution, informed Xavier Fernandes, a member of the above movement.
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He further informed that during the meeting, threats to the powers of the panchayats and the people through denial of their political rights by misinterpretation of the law, and by subversion of the institution of panchayats through political parties and politicians, was discussed in detail.
“The severe assault on the powers of panchayats and people was seen to be the main enabling factor for the existential threat faced by Goans and Goa today”, he stated.
