Dears, As per the Digital Goa news on SMS, the Goa Police has filed a CRIMINAL case against Matanhy Saldanha under the Indian Penal Code [IPC] for inciting the people [to violence?]. Now that is no malicious propaganda. It is a statement of fact.
The Chief Minister's reaction to Matanhy's threat can be seen in the NT report placed below [verbatim]. This is not malicious propaganda. It is a cut and paste job from www.navhindtimes.com. I do not know if some persons on Goanet have special interpretation of simple English by non-literary political persons. I believe that there is a fine difference betwen literate and literary and literal. The words are normally found on a single page of an English Dictionary. [I do not know for sure. I am also not a spokesman for GMAS ;-)] Soglich MALIS Astana ;-) I am not malicious .... nor Delhi-cious. for that matter, I am not delirious, either! Mog asundi. Miguel On Dec 25, 2007 7:21 PM, J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jc's response: > > I submit that "Calling on the tourists to leave Goa by a certain date > IS an act of violence. > > IF it makes them afraid for their own safety, it is an ASSAULT. > > It is also an attempt to dislodge a duly elected government by creating > anarchy. > > I hope that the anarchists fail in their quest to create violence. > > I hope that we have NO more martyrs in vain - as we had with Konkani. > > Our boys suffered and LOOK who pirated our Konkani > > Smart Goans will take heed: Look at successive posts ever since the > elections took place. > > These are the same people who intensely hate Sonia, SFX and Sovoskai > > They were after DK from day 1 - for what they called "traitor"ism > > Like Vivian - I too believe that SEZ is very bad for Goa > > However ..... this ...is NOT the route. > > jc > I also submit that Miguel speaketh sense; Beware of os senhores Machiavelli > (s) > > =========================================== > Happy and Peaceful Christmas 2007 and New Year 2008 > > J. Colaco, MD, LLB(Hons.) > Primary Care & Paediatrics > P.O. Box N 10145 > Nassau, Bahamas > On 25/12/2007, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not advocate the use of violent means in the fight against SEZs. > And as I understand it, neither does Matanhy Saldanha, notwithstanding the > malicious propaganda unleashed here by the likes of Miguel Braganza. > > Calling on the tourists to leave Goa or to stay out of it does not in > itself equate to prescribing violence. > > GMAS believes that this is one way to bring pressure on the government. > > -- > Govt won't allow anyone to take law into their hands: CM NT Staff Reporter Panaji, Dec 24 Expressing shock over the statement, urging tourists to vacate the state by December 28, issued by Mr Mathany Saldanha of Goa's Movement Against SEZs the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, has said that he never expected such a statement from a person like Mr Saldanha, who was a part of government and a tourism minister himself. Addressing a press conference on his return to the state this evening, Mr Kamat, however, sent clear signals that the government would act sternly against those seeking to mar the "brand of hospitality" enjoyed for centuries by the state and not allow any one to take law into their hands. "We believe that people who come to Goa should go back with sweet memories," he said adding that such threatening statements would only damage the reputation enjoyed by the state internationally. He ruled out talking to Mr Saldanha over the issue saying, "Why should I talk to him now?" Mr Kamat along with the Tourism Minister, Mr Francisco Xavier, denied any panic cancellation following the threat by Mr Saldanha. Mr Pacheco said that a group of hoteliers who had raised apprehensions in view of the threat have been assured that the government was capable of handling the situation and there was no need to worry. He said that the government cannot take haphazard decision on the SEZ issue and that it would follow procedure and take appropriate decision. He also said that the notifications with regards to SEZs are issued by the central government, but the state would review the policy to suit its ends. The Chief Minister re-iterated that all work at notified SEZs has been put on hold. To see that there was no law and order problem, particularly in view of the alleged threat, the state government has requisitioned three companies of central para-military forces; he said adding that he did not foresee any threat to tourists. Mr Kamat said that the government would also put all its police force on alert to pre-empt any move to disrupt festivities during the season. Mr Kamat also said that he did not see any reason for any one to issue such statement, particularly when the government had already taken step to redress the grievances of the people with regards to SEZs. He further said that the government would decide on the issue of SEZs after careful study of the subject by January 2008 end. Mr Kamat reiterated that his government would also take people's sentiments into consideration while deciding on the issue, as the previous Congress-led governments have taken similar decisions in the past also, even as he sought people's co-operation with his government in order to take appropriate decisions. As regards to attack on the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress activists at Taleigao last week, he said that the police have obtained the CDs and were studying them, even as he assured that action would be taken against those who unleashed violence on GPYC demonstrators. The Chief Minister also denied that any intelligence report had been received as regards to threat during Christmas festivities, saying that this year no such alert has been issue unlike last year. He, however, said that state police machinery has been put on alert to prevent any incident. The Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik said that the police inspector in-charge of Panaji police station has been shifted. He also said that stern action would be taken against those involved in attack and that they would be arrested. Replying to a question on the law and order situation in the state, he denied that there was a law and order situation in the state, even as went on to add that almost all of major criminal cases registered in the state (with hardly any clue) off-late have been cracked and all those involved have been arrested. He denied the allegation by the SEZ Virodhi Manch leaders that the police were harassing the anti-SEZ activists. Mr Naik, however, said that only activity that was undertaken by the Meditab SEZ management was to repair compound wall broken by some "miscreants" and that there was no further construction activity. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
