The ruling BJP in Goa on Friday said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is ready to have a dialogue with villagers opposing the proposed IIT campus in Sattari taluka and accused the opposition Congress of misleading agitators.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goa president Sadanand Shet Tanavade, however, said Sawant will not visit Shel- Melaulim village where locals are agitating against the proposed IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) project in the area. The protest turned violent on Wednesday with the agitators hurling stones and police responding with lathicharge. At least 12 policemen and several villagers were injured. The police on Thursday filed cases against several local Congress leaders and social activists in connection with the violence.
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Agitations spring up in Goa, amid shrinking land resources
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Panaji, Jan 8 : Goa, geographically India s smallest state, has been witnessing a series of protests over land intensive projects over the last few months.
While the ruling BJP has blamed the anti-development agitations on the upcoming state assembly polls scheduled in early 2022, a fast disappearing critical resource, land, is emerging as the key factor for popular unrest against mega-projects .
The most sustained protests of 2020, which have spilled into the near year, are linked to three central government-backed projects linked to double tracking of the South Western railway line, the expansion of the National Highway 4A and an interstate power project. All the projects are earmarked in protected areas, especially in and around Mollem village, which