----- Original Message ----- From: "Samir Kelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: Non-visible loot
Floriano Can you post this on Goanet? regards, Samir ----------------------------------------------------- While most of the activists see the concrete structures coming up all over Goa and can see the visible loot indulged in by parties, one must also remember that there is a huge non-visible loot that is going on. Recently, an IT conclave was held by the Goa Govt. in Hotel Marriott. It was organized by a group called Wisitex Foundation. This is some Delhi or some other place based group. Does anyone know how much the Govt. paid Wisitex, and how much of a cut Wisitex in turn gave to the parties inside the govt.? The Goa govt. doors are open to any non-goan who goes soliciting for business. It is much easier to talk about cuts with a non-Goan. And since this IT thingy has come, software being an entity which is an intangible, it is much easier to show expenses without doing anything. No amount of demonstrations matter to the thick skinned guys in the Govt. I wont be surprised that the guys in the govt. would be laughing about these demonstrations over a coffee. These thoughts are not to diminish the hard work put in by the activists, but work must also be done to find out all information from the other side. In the absence of it, one might be just scratching the surface of the problem and one would be very happy that one has achieved something when in reality one doesnt even know what is the amount of loot going on and the scale of the problem one is trying to tackle. Consider for instance --- Narvekar has probably made his money on the IT park already and now he is onto other greener pastures. By the time the activists realize these a couple of years later, Narvekar would have had everything done with these, and would have moved onto some other things. regards, Samir
