Goa, March 1 -- A few days following the cable-cutting incident in Panjim, which resulted in an internet outage, Electricity Department Executive Engineer Kashinath Shetye found himself at the center of a new controversy on Friday. This arose from a verbal dispute with Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar regarding the closure of two traditional pathways in Bogda that have been utilized for over 50 years.

The intense exchange between the two occurred in the presence of local residents, with Amonkar advocating for the reopening of the pathways, while Shetye maintained his position on their closure. As the nodal officer responsible for land acquisition and property management, Shetye had visited Bogda to assess the quarters owned by the Electricit...