PANJIM, May 11 -- Team Herald

Protesting against the "unauthorised" road widening work being undertaken in St Sebastian ward, Anjuna residents on Sunday confronted Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and his wife Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo, seeking answers on the potential risks to their houses.

The panicked people sought to know whether their houses would be damaged as heavy earth moving machinery was pressed into service in the last few days demolishing several compounds.

Michael and Delilah tried to convince the locals that no houses would be touched and that only roadside illegal structures would be demolished since the Kumbharwado road was too narrow and accident prone.

Locals strongly condemned the attitude of the local panchayat whereby no...