Kannada organisations have asked the State government to protect the interests of Kannadigas in Goa whose houses, according to them, are being demolished without due process.
“The government of Goa is demolishing houses of the poor residents in Sangolda without resorting to due process,” convenor of Kannada organisations in Belagavi Ashok Chandaragi said in a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
“The houses of workers from North Karnataka districts who have migrated to Goa are being labelled illegal and being demolished indiscriminately. At least 600 Kannadigas are affected by this. They are being deprived of their houses despite living in the same place for decades. The State government should use its good offices to stop this. Those who have lost their houses should be given compensation. The demolition is not just anti-Kannadiga, but also an inhuman act,” he said.
