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To Goanet -
See this -
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=012511
Why is the GBA "shocked" now? On January 14, 2008, I had
predicted - without the aid of any panchang, mind you - just
how events would unfold. Let me refresh your memory
by attaching that post entitled "Screwing Goa - Part 78" below.
Dr. Oscar Rebello has severely compromised GBA's credibility
by composing hymns in praise of Thief Minister Digambar
Kamat. I was present on Nov 12 at the CM's official residence
when GBA activists met Digu. It was supremely facile to tell from
Digu's body language and mien just whose side he was on. The
man is a builder himself and builders don't let fellow builders
walk alone. Yet, not long thereafter, Dr. Rebello went public with
his ditty in praise of the Thief Minister.
Let me put it in simpler language. Here we are, fighting a
Congress government that dumped the RP-2011 scam on
us, a government whose words and deeds have mala fide
stamped all over them. As the main group battling the
RP-2011 scandal, it was incumbent on the GBA to keep a
safe distance from the ruling dispensation - ANY and ALL
ruling dispensations, whether it was the Congress, BJP, NCP,
or whatever. But what do we see instead? The would-be
Mr Indian-of-the-Year cosying up to the current Thief Minister.
It is a disgrace. And now you cry foul?
None of this is to take even an atom of credit away from
the admirable resistance put up by Patricia Pinto, Ritu Prasad
and Norma Alvares, three magnificent ladies sacrificing
personal time, effort and money to fight an array of wealthy,
powerful men intent of doing great harm to Goa.
My earlier post -
>Screwing Goa - Part 78 (January 14, 2008)
>I happened to be in the High Court yesterday for the hearing
>of my PIL concerning the city of Panjim. The Aldeia de Goa
>builders were there, too, with their hotshot attorney flown
>in from Delhi in regard to their case about the hill cutting in
>Bambolim that was restarted, then stopped, in November
>after the GBA activists confronted the Chief Minister (remember
>the missing file from the TCP dept?).
>
>The softball tone with which the Goa govt's Advocate General
>spoke made it difficult (for a layman in judicial matters, such
>as myself) to figure out on just whose side he was batting.
>
>I can see it all now. GBA makes another round of hullabaloo,
>Digu promises to "study" (knowing full well that the builders
>can always secure victory in the Court whereas he can pretend
>to be batting for the Goan people outside it). When the dust
>settles, Dr. Rebello will write another sweet column extolling
>the "valiant, forthright and amazingly far-sighted Digambar
>Kamat." Next year, he will be in line for a Padma Shri nomination
>and my mailbox will be spammed by the non-existent "Rohit
>Paiguinkar."
>
>Stupendous achievement, Goans. Shabash!
>
>Warm regards,
>
>
>r
Regards,
r
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