Villagers take out 45-km protest march seeking ZP segment status for Ratkal
The Hindu
Demanding the formation of Ratkal Gram Panchayat in Kalgi taluk as a Zilla Panchayat segment, hundreds of residents of Ratkal village on Wednesday took out a 45 km march and staged a protest outside t
Demanding the formation of Ratkal Gram Panchayat in Kalgi taluk as a Zilla Panchayat segment, hundreds of residents of Ratkal village on Wednesday took out a 45 km march and staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Thursday. Sri Siddaram Swami of Virakt Mutt and Revansiddha Shivacharya of Hiremath, Ratkal, the former members of the taluk and gram panchayats and members of various organisations took part in the march. Religious heads in a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner have demanded that the government form a new zilla panchayat segment with Ratkal as its headquarters and also accord revenue hobli tag for the village.More Related News