PONDA, May 26 -- The Curti-Khandepar Panchayat continued its ongoing drive against illegal encroachments on panchayat open spaces, with a bulldozer demolishing an unauthorised structure belonging to former sarpanch Gurudas Khedekar on Monday.

The encroached structure-a shed-was located in the same panchayat open area at Zingadimaal, Curti, where the Panchayat had previously demolished various illegal constructions belonging to Damu Naik, including a chicken shop, rented rooms, and a workshop.

On discovering the structure built by the former sarpanch, the panchayat body, led by Sarpanch Nilkant Naik and panch Bhika Kerkar, immediately moved to demolish it.

It is worth noting that Khedekar had recently filed a disqualification petition a...