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5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest
Promenade, D B Bandodkar Road, Panaji, Goa
16-18, May 2008
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073789.html
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Dear Dr.Samir Kelekar,
Let me narrate to you a story that Roland Martins of GoaCAN oft repeats to
tell the GBA members exactly what I told you in simple terms ...because I
believe you are intelligent enough to understand [in spite of the fact that you
once posted a fully unsubstantiated story about local female escorts being
provided to a hundred company executives and the fact that you did accept
Directorship in the IT Board till you were unceremoniously eased out. Let us
think of them as aberrations of behaviour, not the norm.]
The story goes thus: "There was once a very good bus conductor, a rare sight
in Goa these days. He ensured that his uniform was clean and tidy, he collected
the right fare and issued tickets, he whistled for the driver to stop at the
correct bus stops and guided the driver while reversing to park or otherwise
when needed. He also serviced the bus, greased the bearings, filled the diesel
and sometimes even drove the bus within the compound of the bus depot. so
pleased was the management of the transport company that he was made the driver
of the bus. On its maiden run with him as the driver, the bus crashed like the
Titanic. The Police, RTO, and the Insurance company asked for the driving
licence of the driver at the time of the accident. It was then that they
discovered that, in all their enthusiasm about the good conductor, they failed
to check if he had a driving licence. The driver was imprisoned for rash and
negligent driving without licence, the company was fined
for permitting it and, to top it all, its insurance claim was rejected due to
the vehicle bing driven without licence. Even collateral damage to passengers
and by-standers was not paid by the insurer.
The GBA will perhaps rue that it allowed CM Digamber Kamat to select Dr.Oscar
Rebello represent it in the Task Force on the Regional Plan 2021 that has just
presented its "Progress Report" to Digu, who else. Like Lord Vishnu, Digu has
many forms: CM, Minister for TCP, Chairman of TCP Board, Chairman of Task Force
on this and that, including Regional Plan 2021. That is the naked truth about
Digamber. The Task Force reports will circulate from one body headed by Digu to
another body ..headed by Digu. It is said, "The love of self is the beginning
of a life-long romance." This dumb charade seems to be playing out in Goa ..
hill cutting, land filling, mega projects, mining, "projects" Ordinances,
amendments and Surface Utilisation Plans masquerading as Regional Plans in this
perennial carnival called governance. "Go Goa" is going to hell, slowly. I
could be wrong. I would be happy to be proved wrong. Can you help change the
ground realities in Goa, Samir bab?
Even as per Companies Act, if there are common Directors in two companies, a
transaction between the said two companies is not considered as a sale. And
here is Digu selling Goa left, right and centre, using the "Task Force" as a
"pacifier" in the moths of the idiots that populate this beautiful state of
mine, Goa.
The word "progress" seems to be misplaced in a report that seems quite
retrograde on second reading. The only person who is all praise for the Task
Force to date is Rajan Naryan, for obvious reasons after his 60th birthday bash
in Cidade de Goa and Kala Academy. The heat is building up .... and the summer
has just begun! :-) I shudder to think what would have happened if he was
elected an MLA on a GBA ticket as vociferously proposed by you and my
Septuagenerian friend, Fernando do Rego.
Do you remember the Youth icon of Assam, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta? His story is
a wonderful case study that one can forget only at one's own peril.
Save your email. It may serve as a better reference material than your
posting on the female escort.
Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:15:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Why activists dont fight elections?
This is interesting. Just before these elections, I
was one of the few who was shouting hoarse that GBA
should fight elections. I was ridiculed by many activists.
I remember Miguel Braganza telling me to stand for
elections and that I will not get any votes. Fair
enough.
We elect our representatives through elections. Once
we elect them, they do what they please for five
years.Wasnt this mayhem then not anticipated ?
Perhaps next time, the activities will get together
and fight elections. Preparations for that should
start now itself, really.
regards,
Samir
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