River of milk flows on Porvorim road as SUMUL rejects farmers’ milk

पर्वरे रस्त्यार व्हांवले दुदाचे व्हाळ : दूद रकोवन शेतकारांनी केलो सुमुलाचो निशेध

15 Jul 2019 08:38 PM

Amidst heavy monsoon, Porvorim witnessed not water, but milk flowing like a river on the road. SUMUL rejected 4000 litres of milk of the farmers from Sal and Bicholim.



 They marched to the Assembly and staged this unique protest. Also threatened to stop all the SUMUL trucks. CM has now convened an urgent meeting to resolve the issue.

 Suddenly on Monday, SUMUL tested milk of the farmers from Sal and Bicholim and rejected almost 4000 litres.

When they marched to the Assembly, they were taken to Porvorim police station. On the road, they emptied the cans of milk.

Incidentally, Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar is the Speaker. He has taken personal interest in the issue.

Congress MLA Alex Reginald has also assured to raise the issue in the Assembly. CM Pramod Sawant has ordered the officers to come on Tuesday with the test reports. 

Desk: Jawahar Barve | Camera: Shyam Chari | Editing: Bhakti Pai Balgi



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