Mapusa Market Unrest Escalates as Traders Set December 15 Ultimatum on Lease Issues

Mapusa Market Unrest Escalates as Traders Set December 15 Ultimatum on Lease Issues

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PANAJI: Simmering discontent among Mapusa’s business community erupted into a public showdown this week, with traders threatening a large-scale agitation if the long-pending matters of lease renewals and arrears are not settled by December 15 — a date they claim was promised by the local MLA.

More than 200 shopkeepers gathered at the market gate after closing time, marking one of the strongest displays of solidarity in recent months.

The mood was tense as speakers accused the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) of intentionally stalling decisions on renewal of lease deeds, blood transfers, thir