BICHOLIM: Demanding the immediate resumption of “legal” mining in the State, representatives of about 15 mining-related associations have threatened a rally at Panjim on December 19 if the mining issue is not resolved by the government.

At a large public meeting in Bicholim on Wednesday, the workers and mining-dependent people also formed the Goa Mining Peoples’ Front (GMPF) and have put forth seven common minimum demands to the government.