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The Rape of Goa - A photo documentary by Rajan P. Parrikar Venue: Menezes Braganza Art Gallery, Panjim, May 21-24, 2008 http://www.parrikar.org/misc/doc-notice.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mario wrote: > > In Bosco's new post I looked in vain for any comment > that is germane to the topic in this thread. > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 01:44:53 -0400 From: "Bosco D'Mello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Quite honestly, I try to seek out the germaneness in Goveia's posts on any issues that relate to Goa. > Mario responds: > If this were true, we would not see Chimbel in a discussion on Kashmir. > This thread was discussing why Indians could not buy property in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, erroneously referred to as "Kashmir" by Bosco, Jose and Seb, even though they all presented themselves as experts on the state's political affiliation. > Then Bosco inserted Chimbel into the discussion, which had nothing to do with the thread. > Now we see him comically questioning the germaneness of my posts in this issue, where the original question has long been answered. > Bosco wrote: > For several weeks now Goveia is espousing "western-style" zonal laws for Goa while at the same time being unschooled of the facts that zonal laws do exist in Goa but are not implemented consistently or not implemented at all. > Mario responds: > I have no idea what "zonal laws" are. I have been recommending western-style local zoning laws, developed with citizen input, and administered by those closest to the issue, the local Panchayats and Gram Sabhas. > If there are local zoning laws in Goa this would be news to Digambar Kamath. > As we saw with Digambar Kamath's tirade against the local Panchayats, whatever approval process is being used in Goa is not at the Panchayat level, it is at the state level and is what has created the mess in the first place. See, > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073823.html > Does this sound like the Panchayats have any say in the approval process, as Gadgil says they have in his subsequent post: > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073991.html > Apparently, Gadgil and Kamath have opposing ideas about the approval power of the Panchayats and Gram Sabhas. > Bosco wrote: > Is it surprising that Goveia does not understand what others are talking about? > But ofcourse, our entertaining friend must respond to this message.........self-righteousness will get the better of sanity!! > Mario responds: > I only respond to set the record straight. People are entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts. > By selectively cherry picking bits and pieces from various threads, we here see Bosco self-righteously claiming to know more than Digambar Kamath about the approval process for building projects in Goa. > Perhaps Bosco should go back to mentioning Chimbel in a discussion of Kashmir, which would be more typical of his stellar contributions on Goanet. >