Goa, Sept. 19 -- Alleging that the State government is adopt ing delaying tactics to defer the municipal elections, four petitioners who ear lier approached the High Court stated that they will oppose the miscellaneous civil application filed by the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes. The application seeks a two month extension to com plete its empirical inquiry into the nature and impli cations of backwardness of the 11 municipal councils. The High Court of Bom bay at Goa has posted the matter for hearing on Sep tember 23.

Reacting to the miscella neous civil application, one of the petitioners and AIT MC national spokesperson Trajano D'Mello said the Commission's request for additional time raises seri ous concerns, particularly...