Valpoi: In a virtual show of strength, the Shel-Melauli villagers held a huge protest rally at main town of Valpoi on Thursday.
The locals protested against the statement made by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that the government will go ahead with the IIT Project at Guleli, Sattari.
Chief Minister on Wednesday said that the IIT Goa project will not be shifted from Guleli as the land belongs to the State government.
The villagers shouted slogans like “IIT Go Back” and Aamka Naka, Aamka Naka IIT Aamka naka.
Villagers have been protesting continuously for over a months now demanding shifting of the project from their area and transfer of lands which they have been cultivating for several decades on their names.