PRESS RELEASE
It was a peaceful protest by Caurem tribals by standing on the roadside, but their slogans written on placards were louder enough to realise that peace does not exist in this remote mining village of Quepem taluka. They protested peacefully standing on the roadside while mining trucks were illegally transporting the e-auctioned iron ore from Fomento mines. It was a unique scene with police force deployed at the mining lease while villagers were standing on the road, holding placards in their hands. Most of them were women including children and senior peoples of village It was a peaceful protest, to reach out their feelings to the authorities, with a hope they would listen and act against the illegal transportation. Finally the protesting villagers burnt the statue of Sanguem MLA Subhash Faldessai. They have demanded the following 1. To stop immediately illegal transportation that is taking place. 2. inventory of the iron ore before transporting it, claiming that the quantity of the ore is more than double of what is being measured by the mines department. 3. Immediately register an FIR, Suspend jail authorities of Sada sub-jail and inquire into the matter Ravindra's assault. 4. Suspend PI Pravin Gawas ans PSI Vinayak Patil of Quepem Police station and inquire into the assault of Tribal villagers when they were custody of Quepem police on 06.04.2016 5. Immediately register 'The Sadhana Multipurpose co-op society' and allow to transport the e-auctioned ore through the society. Because they stopped ore transportation before inventory, the police arrested them thrice while Ravindra was blind-folded and beaten up in a judicial lock-up, fracturing his hand. -- *Ravindra A. Velip* Sadhana Helpdesk F-09, Daasha Classic Bldg Quepem - Goa Mob. 9404913435/9764078375, Off. (0832) 2663435 sadhanahelpd...@gmail.com https://www.caurem.weebly.com