Meet throws light on the powers of gram sabha
Goans who are up in arms against mega projects in the villages are using gram sabha (village council) to oppose such projects. But questions have been raised by politicians and some intellectuals too, whether the gram sabhas have the powers to stop mega projects. In the light of this, it becomes important to understand the real meaning of gram panchayat and the gram sabha and more importantly to make people aware of their rights in a panchayat set-up.