In American slang parlance, there is a saying "it aint over till the fat lady
sings".
Now we should not take this literally, the "fat lady" can be anyone who has
the final say.
So we need to maintain vigilance. Of course our valiant Chief Minister, went
to Delhi and
demanded the de-notification of all SEZs in Goa. I find it hard to believe
that a seasoned
poloitican like him did not know before the trip to Delhi, that he did not
have the power to order a de-notification.
But it makes good press that the Chief Minister has the interests of Aam Admi
at heart
and told the Babus in Delhi off. " Saab lok tali bajao" or something like
that, We are supposed to applaud him for taking this bold step. Are we a
bunch of fools to believe this
boloney ?
Even if perchance the SEZs are stopped, there is bound to be another
permutation to pull the wool over Goan eyes. You can bet your booty that those
who stand to make a lot of moolah from land deals at the sites designated for
SEZs-cum-IT Parks-cum Industrial Estate, will not take all this lying down and
will come up with yet another scheme to enrich themselves. So continuing
vigilance is essential.
Another issue that needs the attention of GBA and like organizations is the
wholesale
environmental degradation of our forest and arable land by opening up new
areas for mining
to meet the insatiable demand for iron ore from countries like China. Now
here we are talking about the big boys, the miniing interests with their deep
pockets and their henchmen.
The peasants who are directly impacted are a relatively unsophisticanted lot,
but they know that they are being taken. They need our support and guidance.
The areas impacted may be far from the populated areas of the state, but the
tearing up of the land to get to the
underlying saleable ore, will impact all of us, through pollution of rivers
and other water bodies, dust pollution,destruction or arable land and forests
etc. This too needs our continuing vigilance and support.
Let the people prevail !!!
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