PANAJI, Feb. 24 -- Goa's capital, Panaji, witnessed continuous protests for four days, with thousands of citizens gathering in the state capital demanding that the government scrap the controversial Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act. This provision, enacted in 2024, grants the Town and Country Planning Department the power to change land zoning, including converting "green" zones, where no construction is allowed, to "settlement" zones, thereby opening them up for construction.

The movement, led by opposition parties including the Revolutionary Goans, the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party, and others, and labelled "karo ya maro" (do or die), continued late into the night. Protesters marched over 10km from Azad Maidan, a public...