THIS GOA AGRICULTURIST WHO SAID THAT PEACOCK IS CALLED AS VERMIN AND WANTS TO TAKE OUT FROM THE LIST IS HIMSELF A VERMIN.. HE LOOKS LIKE A BLACK "PEAK" COCK. NOW EVEN AN INTERNATIONAL PEACOCK FEDERATION HAS DELIBERATED AND PASSED AN UNANIMOUS DECLARATION CERTIFYING THAT THOSE WHO CONSIDER PEACOCKS AS VERMIN ARE IGNORMUSES.
stephen --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 16 February 2016 at 00:36, Joseph Rebello <asjrebe...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way > its animals are treated > <http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation/The_greatness_of_a_nation_and_its_moral_progress_can_be_judged_by_the_way_its_animals_are_treated/218488/> > > > * Mahatma Gandhi quotes > <http://www.searchquotes.com/quotes/author/Mahatma_Gandhi/>* > > > ----- Forwarded Message bcc'd to several downcast Goans as comments about > the National Bird of India being called a Varmin instead of a PEACOCK has > triggered not only a *national uproar but worldwide dismay* at the BJP > political party in Goa for calling even the bison as *varmin* and to be > culled which is “suicidal” since * Hindus* *believe* *killing* *animals* > is wrongful sin because animals have a soul and a life like any Indian > living > > <https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A9mSs28YGsJWW6oAJElLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMnE1MzMwBGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--?qid=20070315154420AAQfmE3&p=do%20hindus%20believe%20in%20killing%20animals&soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma> > .----- > > > 1. Why is the National Bird of India now being called a Varmin ....... > > <http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9mSs2PgG8JW3jMAWiBLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMnE1MzMwBGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1455590497/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.indif.com%2fIndia%2fnational_symbols%2fnational_bird.asp/RK=0/RS=uDYI.dqyy9p3T.jAdiRErX_cKrg-> > www.indif.com/India/national_symbols/national_bird. Don't those in Goa > know the National Bird of India is the Peacock, the large and majestic > bird. It is a symbol of grace, joy, beauty and love, so why the heck is > Goa’s Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar saying that the peacock, Great > Indian bison, wild boar and certain species of monkeys could be soon > declared varmin – or nuisance animals and birds. > > > > [image: VISHVA TIMES] <http://www.vishvatimes.com/> > > Goa minister says pea > > > > > <http://www.vishvatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Rajendra_Arlekar.jpg> > Goa Forest and Environment Minister Rajendra Arlekar on Monday said there > was no possibility of the peacock, India’s national bird, being relegated > to the list of vermin. > Arlekar was speaking to reporters a few days after Goa’s Agriculture > Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said that the peacock, Great Indian bison, wild > boar and certain species of monkeys could be soon declared vermin – or > nuisance animals and birds. > “There is no question of peacock being called vermin,” Arlekar said. > Tawadkar on Friday said that a process was on to declare peacocks, bisons, > wild boars and monkeys as vermin or nuisance animals because they were > damaging farm crops and horticulture. > While the peacock is the national bird, the bison, also known as the > ‘Gaur’, is the state animal of Goa. > “Some farmers said peacocks were damaging their crops in fields in hilly > areas. The committee will also assess whether peacocks should be declared > vermin or nuisance species,” Tawadkar had said. > The comments triggered a national uproar and political parties in Goa, > including the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, condemned the comments. > State Congress president Luizinho Faleiro said the proposed move to brand > the peacock and bison as vermin was “suicidal”. > The Goa BJP has also distanced itself from Tawadkar’s statement > > How many of you remember this........ > LGBT remark: Goa minister does U-turn, CM says... > <http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9mSs3ACHsJWbBoAt8BLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBycDZicmtuBGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwM2BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1455591043/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2findia%2fLGBT-remark-Goa-minister-does-U-turn-CM-says-colleague-ignorant%2farticleshow%2f45870216.cms/RK=0/RS=xOe46YdH0WJY2tO8NYvGAdZziIM-> > *timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/LGBT-remark-Goa > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/LGBT-remark-Goa>.* >