MARGAO: The Orlim Ganv Rakhon Manch, in a press note released here, stated that Orlim witnessed a stormy gram sabha on Sunday with members demanding to know why some panch members are always found missing at the gram sabha and monthly meetings.

The communiqué states that the members at first asked for the disqualification of one of them and then the disqualification and the resignation of the entire panchayat body for not performing and non implementation of the gram sabha resolutions.

Later it saw some drama with some of the members walking out in protest, but assembling a few minutes later to resume the gram sabha and passing a resolution that Mr Gerson Baretto should not be voted as a sarpanch or a deputy sarpanch.

The communiqué also says that the gram sabha questioned the sarpanch how it was that various projects, buildings were being passed in Orlim after there being resolutions stating that any such case should first be placed before the gram sabha.

Starting with the Meenaxi file which was passed in due haste and various violations have continued to take place including land filling and an illegal tube/bore well in the field pumping ground water. The sarpanch is said to have promised to issue an immediate show cause to the builder. NOC has not been taken from the panchayat for the same. The said builder has started land filling and making trenches in the paddy field, the panchayat  members were informed to take immediate action under section 17-A of the TCP act and have the builder booked.

The recent site inspection which was called off at survey number 9/1 and others also known as Igorejecm Tolem where the original owner did not show up saw members requesting that all MLAs and ministers should do the jobs they were elected to do and stop meddling in the affairs of the villagers and filling their fields and water bodies.

The Pilar society also came in for severe criticism for selling donated property for construction of residential houses when the said land that was donated by the owners clearly states that sale of the donated land can be done only to the Mundkar as per law and no one else. The objection being raised now is to the property near the Orlim Church used by the villagers for various sports events as a recreational ground.

All the above have had Gram Sabha resolutions passed previously in spite of which the panchayat body has not implemented the same and gone against the gram sabha, alleged the press note.

The sarpanch and panchayat body were also asked to implement the VP 3 status of the RP20-21 and ensure that all low-lying areas and paddy fields be protected and as per the said resolutions taken at earlier gram sabhas no construction to be more than ground plus 1.

The gram sabha also unanimously approved that all single dwelling houses and reconstruction plans of the villagers can be passed by the panchayat body but when it came to any buildings or sub divisions or a complex it must be placed at the gram sabha and as such all such licences given if any need, to be
immediately revoked.