--- airesrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 12th of January 2004 will mark the 25th > Anniversary of the historic and very successful 1979 > agitation launched by the students of Goa to demand > 50% bus concession. Goa has seen student agitations > on various issues but the one that took Goa by storm > is the 1979 campaign for 50% bus concession. The > student unity was rock solid, the agitation spread > like wild fire, lasted a brief 12 days and secured > the desired results. > I was a mere foot soldier during the agitation. I remember attending meetings at late Cyril Pacheco's place. Auspicio Rodrigues gave one speech perched on the Patto bridge, in Mark Antony's style.
I also remember missing the lathi charges by the pot bellied pandus (we were sprinters). Aires was taken to the police station bleeding and one copper dropped to his knees after being struck by a fator from no where. All these happenings while Fredi was still wearing short pants. Colaco ________________________________________________________________________ BT Yahoo! Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=21064/*http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################