Coal Issue: Protests outside police station as activists summoned, CM reacts

There was a big protest held out side the Curtorim police station after some activists who had participated in the anti coal stir were called for questioning by the police. The chief minister Pramod Sawant also spoke on the ongoing protests, touching on the pint that a lot of the Salcete BJP MLAs were joining the protests. This had elicited a warning from the BJP state unit president recently.

We have promised to reduce coal. I have also spoken to the minister on the double tracking issue. I will consult with him and then take a decision on the issue, the chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday. 

People came out in  large numbers to show their solidarity to those that had been called by the Curtorim police for inquiry in the double tracking protests. A FIR was filed against protestors recently. On Friday protestors demanded that the FIR be squashed.