No water. No roads: Gadag villagers up in arms

GADAG: For the villagers of Chikkanaragund of Naragund taluk and Jigaluru in Ron taluk, boycotting the Gram Panchayat elections appears to be their only bargaining chip to get the attention of the administration. Their demands for basic amenities — asphalted roads, a drainage system, clean drinking water — have gone unheeded since the last GP elections.Villagers here have decided to boycott the poll, and nine other villages are expected to follow suit.