BHOMA, April 19 -- Let's start with the voice of a threatened Bhoma villager:

"The government and elected representatives are with the poor and the marginalised only during the period when they want votes. Otherwise, how would Porvorim get a flyover worth Rs 600 crores and people from Bhoma have to face loss of shelters and livelihoods with a road cutting through their village taking lands and homes of people"- Putu Gaonkar, Bhoma local

This is a question that they have been waiting to ask the North Goa MP Shripad Naik. Shankar Gaonkar a local said, "We have spent days waiting for the North Goa MP Shripad Naik for a meeting but he never paid heed." he said.

Bhoma residents have decided not to favour the ruling dispensation for what the...