MARGAO: District administration officials faced the fury of protesters over being denied a lunch break, who termed the move as “inhuman”.
A participant, Alvito D’Cruz, when called upon to submit his views, said that he needed a lunch break as he was terribly hungry and had no energy to make his submissions. He refused to begin with his speech unless a break was provided.
Faced with a dilemma, South Goa collector Ruchika Katyal attempted to disarm the speaker by empathising with him. She walked up to the speaker, and smilingly thrust a few toffees and chocolates into his hand. Though the collector’s “sweet” gesture had its effect, the demand was pursued by the succeeding speaker, prompting Katyal to announce a 30-minute lunch break.
