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Support growing the reading habit among Goa's next generation of achievers Bookworm Library and Magazine Bluebelle, Tamba Colony, St Inez, Goa Contacts: Tel: +91 9823222665 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- dear goanet readers. i am one of those thousands of goanet readers who have been following events in goa specially of late,and like others was concerned about dire state of things.what made me write this article was some of the recent postings on goanet which has been focusing on real issues like garbage, unwanted immigration,corruption and so on.Most people stressed that people of all shades and specially NGOS should play a major role. I was particularly impressed by stand taken by save river sal front,south goa action group, goa suraj party ,utt goenkar and that of some priests. As my loyalties lie more towards salcette, i thought it would be more effective if all south goa NGOS combined forces with the rest of north goan NGOS.As LOK SHAKTI were in the forefront during the present election and the RG11 plan,taking up real issues like communalism and illegal land dealings,and having very influential leaders,i thought they should take the lead in coordinating and spearheading the fight against current burning issues. But, what i discovered about this NGO was shocking and unbelievable.In fact, i had to call my close contacts to clarify about the allegations and was equally stunned to hear that they were indeed true!! I was informed that this NGO is made up of core group of people of particular caste, same as that of the present chief minister and who mostly control building and other major businesses and had controlled Salcette through catholic vote banks since Babu Naiks time.What was more shocking was that this front was used by Congress to get into power as it is very close to the present chief minister.I believe, they were clever enough to use people like DR. Oscar from Goa Bachao ( who was awarded Gulab man of the year) , Dr. Francisco Collaco and Rajan Narayan of Goan Observer( whose 60th birthday guest list include many of the key leaders, including the chief minister whereby rs. 25 lacks were raised for his retirement benefit) during the past election by running a vicious personal campaign against MR. Parrikar,Babush and Churchill and playing the communal card against BJP.Currently, they are supposed to be brain behind splitting Save Goa Front, thereby neutralising Churchills rising power which is not in the interest of the chief minister nor the Congress hierarchy. Looking back,what surprised me was their silence over Babush and Churchill joining to save the government and their apathy and inaction over issues like garbage, state of margao hospicio and Uncontrolled immigration which incidentally is a vote bank for the chief minister and the congress!! Time to expose such Ngos and Boycott them As they will do more harm to goa than good.You cant mislead people forever, eventually you will get caught ,specially in Goa.