BY HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JULY 14 — Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco on Saturday warned the owner of the garage at Mugalli in Sao Jose de Areal that the residents of the area will not remain quite if he goes ahead with his plans of construction of a Masjid in the garage. Lourenco accompanied by local Sarpanch Martha Cardozo, Curtorim Panch Barretto and other locals inspected the garage in question this afternoon following public outcry over the structure. The garage owner, Mohammed Ali told the MLA that only a portion of the premises is used as a prayer house by his employees to offer namaz. The delegation also raised doubts over the 7-8 water taps installed at the workshop. The MLA the MLA asked the local Panchayat body to have written undertaking that the premises is not used for religious service. The gram sabha of Sao Jose de Areal had on last Sunday adopted a resolution demanding demolition of a garage. Similar incident last year at Sanvordem had made Havoc.
2007-07-16
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