Goa, Aug. 25 -- The Pomburpa gram sabha on Sunday witnessed noisy scenes as villagers raised multiple concerns ranging from tenant verification to mega projects, illegal constructions, and alleged irregularities in awarding development works.

The issue of tenant verification dominated discussions, with villagers demanding greater accountability from the panchayat regarding the presence of migrants. One villager said he had repeatedly raised the matter in several gram sabhas, urging the panchayat to provide a complete list of migrants.

Although the panchayat recently shared a list for the wards of Olaulim and Aarao, it only contained the names of house owners and not the migrants themselves. "Without the names of the migrants, we cannot ...