Anthony Veronica Fernandes has fresh insight on Goa and its woes in his latest book. We need to take him seriously. I have already done so. Check review: http://www.bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2016/03/from-coconut-trees-to-oil-wells.html
Regards. Seby On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:33 AM, Aam Aadmi Party Goa <aap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Press Release > > 1/4/16 > > Panaji Goa > > > > Sub: Mr. Parsekar’s dismal failure as Home Minister has created a law & > order crisis in Goa. > > > > The AAP is alarmed to note the reaction of the Govt of Goa to the > revelation by the outgoing DGP Mr. T. N. Mohan that the Anti-Terrorist > Squad of the Goa Police is woefully ill-equipped and under-trained. This > stunning revelation, along with the recent reports that Goa is topmost on > ISIS hitlist would have made even the most indolent and incompetent > government sit up and take notice. But this seems to not have had any > effect on the BJP-led Govt of Goa. The audacity of the Home Minister Mr. > Laxmikant Parsekar to avoid any action by simply saying that they haven’t > got any “official information” about the threats, only confirms that the CM > and his Govt are no longer in control of the law and order situation in the > state. > > > Or was this statement, on the eve of the DefExpo, made to ensure that > nothing comes in between allocating a significant portion of Goa’s police > force along with emergency services such as ambulances & fire-fighting > equipment to Quitol. What if, God forbid, any unfortunate incident had > happened in some other area of Goa with crowds gathering for Shigmotsav as > well as Holy Week? Will Mr. Parsekar go to any extent, even endangering the > lives of ordinary Goans, to please his boss, Defence Minister Mr. Manohar > Parrikar? > > > > Mr. Parsekar’s dismal failure as Home Minister has created a law and order > crisis in Goa. Increasing crimes against women and children reach no > conclusion even after complaints to the police. Attacks on senior citizens, > armed robberies and gruesome murders are on the rise. The Crime Branch has > not yet explained its strange hurry to close the case of Fr. Bismarque's > death without seriously investigating the suspicions raised by the family. > More recently, the brazen assault on Caurem panch Mr. Ravindra Velip in the > jail premises itself has taken the credibility of this Govt to a new low, > with the CM pretending to order a magisterial enquiry but not even an FIR > has been filed yet against the MLA Subhash Phaldesai and others named in > the complaint. It may also be recalled that BJP karyakartas, pretending to > be local residents, had intimidated and manhandled AAP volunteers in the > very presence of the Home Minister himself at the DefExpo site recently. Is > this a deliberate attempt to create an environment where one has to think > twice before raising one’s voice against illegalities or injustice? If > yes, the AAP warns the Home Minister against such undemocratic behaviour, > as the resentment against the fascist tendencies of this Govt is only > getting stronger among Goans. > > > As for the terror threat to Goa, is the Home Minister waiting for a > tragedy to happen before acting? AAP demands that, instead of kowtowing to > Mr. Parrikar’s high-handed orders, the CM and Home Minister Mr. Parsekar > remember his primary duty to safeguard the security of Goans and > immediately arrange for funds to make the ATS of the Goa Police effective > in neutralizing terror threats to Goa. > > > AAP Media Cell > > Valmiki Naik > > >