PANJIM, March 7 -- "On one hand the BJP is celebrating International Women's Day and trumpeting Nari Shakti Vandan but, it is only for those people not for poor women. We are very disappointed," Donald Fernandes, Street Providence Trustee said, while participating at the protest outside the Women and Child Development office along with 30 poor Goan women from his shelter homes. They were demanding the release of grants for two women's shelter homes which have been pending for two years.

The kotti ( coconut shell) protest was held outside the WCD office, in Panjium on Wednesday. Thereafter the 30 Goan women mostly suffering from mental challenges were supposed to meet the Governor of Goa and his wife at The Raj Bhavan at 4.30pm.

"After t...