MARGAO: Tension prevailed at Rumdamol Panchayat office after banners of Tipu Sultan were put up by youth in the Rumdamol-Davorlim Panchayat area. The Panchayat opposed as they had not secured any permission for the same.
The Panchayat in their body meeting rejected the delayed application for the banners and also the application for music in the area due to absence of Collector’s permission for the same.
November is the month of the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan.
Youth belonging to Rumdamol have installed several banners of Tipu Sultan in the panchayat area with his caricatures and quotes written on them. The Panchayat has, meanwhile, alleged that the banners have no permissions and in their body meeting held late evening has rejected the application due to lack of time to process the same. The body has also rejected the application of music as there is no permission from the Collector for the same.
The Secretary of the Rumdamol Panchayat Custodio Faria told “The permissions for the banner have been rejected and the Panchayat has decided to remove the banners on Saturday” said the panchayat Secretary.
The Sarpanch of the Panchayat of Rumdamol Mustak Shaikh said there have been similar instances in the past where the banners of various functions were put up without permissions and were allowed to remain. “We have this time decided not to allow any group or any person to erect banners without permission,” said Sarpanch of Rumdamol.
The Sarpanch also alleged that he was approached by another group of youth who have allegedly warned the Panchayat to remove the banners or face dire consequences. The Panchayat has been left in a fix and has decided to take the path of law as they said that they don’t want the peace in the village to be disturbed.
