‘Not an Inch of our Church Land will be Given’- SOUL Team
‘Not an Inch of our Church Land will be Given’- Soul Team. A “PROTEST MORCHA ” is planned on Saturday, 21 st January between 10.00 a.m and 12.00 noon from outside Our Lady of Remedy Church, Poinsur, Kandivali West to DMC Office, R-South Ward Kandivali West-Mumbai, protest the Bombay Municipal Corporation notice to take over part of the church land.
Mangaluru: People in Mumbai and surrounding areas are kindly requested to join in large numbers in the “PROTEST MORCHA” that has been organized on Saturday, 21 January 2017 between 10 am -12.00 noon by Save Our Land [SOUL] Team, Mumbai, and other Catholic Organizations. The Morcha will begin at 10 a.m outside the Remedy Church, Poinsur, Kandivali West-Mumbai and march on S.V. Road to the BMC / DMC – R -South Ward to protest the BMC notice to take over part of the church land.
Speaking to Team Mangalorean over the phone, Spokesperson for SOUL Team, Dolphy D’Souza said, “Through your website I would like to inform you that the citizens/community has organized a ‘Silent March’ named ‘ROAD TO FREEDOM’, to BMC R-South office, situated at 2nd, cross Road, MG Road, near swimming pool, Kandivali (W); to protest against BMC’s land acquisition Notice to Our Lady of Remedy Church, Poinsur. The march will begin at 10.00 AM on 21st, January, 2017; from our Lady of Remedy Church and reach the BMC office around 12:00 Noon, wending through SV Road, where a delegation will meet the Dy. Municipal Commissioner and present him a memorandum”.
“I would also like to inform you that the community has organized similar protests in the recent past, the prominent one being on 25th, December 2016; being the day of Christmas, near Our Lady of Remedy Church. Prior to this, on 18th, June 2016; the community marched to BMC R-South office. We had requested the Dy. Municipal Commissioner Z VII for an appointment for a meeting, through a letter dated 2nd, December 2016, copy of which is attached: so that the matter could be discussed across the table. Our just demand was to give us a fair hearing and stop this injustice. Unfortunately, the request was ignored. Hence we have had no choice but to organize this protest march to the Office of the DMC. We expect a large turnout for this Morcha. Thank you for your support to our cause and look forward to your presence”, added D’Souza.
File Photos of Protest held in December 2016 for the Same cause
This Protest Campaign is organized by The Bombay Catholic Sabha, Guardians United, Watchdog Foundation, All India Catholic Union [Maharashtra] and Save Our Land [SOUL]. Remember -“Not an Inch of our Land will be given!”
For more details contact: Dolphy A D’Souza: Cell: 09833884227