MARGAO, Nov. 1 -- Stepping up pressure on the State government over the long-pending demand for political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in the Goa Legislative Assembly, the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA) has demanded that the reservation be declared before December 10, warning that it would take the movement to the people if the government fails to act.

At a meeting of ST community members organised by UTAA at Davorlim on Saturday, several tribal leaders expressed their anger and concern over the delay in granting political reservation to the community. The meeting resolved to intensify the agitation through village-level mobilisation and door-to-door awareness campaigns to ensure that the demand is taken...