There were 5 members of the Gram Sabha who attended the above Panchayat ( usually a closed door affair) as observers to fullfil the citizen's right to know what the people's representatives are up to.
The meeting that was slated to start at 10.30 a.m. got underway at 11.00 a.m minus the Sarpanch and the Povoacao ward member Prakash Rawool who reported sick when not sick at all. In all probability the sickness was induced by the threat of observers sitting in the meeting. The Dy. Sarpanch, Ms. Doris D'Mello chaired the meet. Other members present were: Ms. Urmila Rawool- Raim; Shri. Bobab Kerkar- Pirazona/Caturli; Shri. Sagar-Sataporio; Shri. Philip D'Souza- Atafondem & Ms. Doris D'Mello - Calizor; Members of Bambordem-Sarpanch and Povoacao-Prakash Rawool reporting sick. The Secretary Shri. Chetan Shirodkar was the one man show. Except for a few queries by the Chairperson, and a few 'Oks' and 'keep it for the next meeting' there was embargo on talking. Aparently, there were no quotations given for the Computer printer. If there were, they have been downplayed. The Panchayat G.B. Meet of 7 looked like a much bigger meet of 10 with the observers crowding into the Sarpancha's Chamber. The application for Occupancy certificate which was inwarded on 20/9/10 did not find its way into the agenda as the agenda for this meet was fixed on 18/9/10. I wonder how the Panchayat will progress vis a vis development if delay tactics lke these are a common place. [Was I not right when I asked the new Tourism Minister who is the MLA of Moira to demolish the Panchayat as it is harassing people on petty matters??] What was discussed in the meet was sweet nothing. No wonder Moidekars do not find any development taking place in Moira. There were atleast 2 letters from the public threatening the Panchayat with dire consequences and court actions for not forwarding letters to the various departments in time. The meet got over in a jiffy at 11.45 as there was no business to conduct at all. Most of the time of the meeting was taken up by the reading of previous minutes, which nobody challenged. In all the meet was a damp squib with a lot of nervousness set-in. All that was said was that the letter received from floriano lobo suggesting that henceforth large number of GS members shall be attending the GB meets - the decision on this was differed since all members were not present. The only part of the meeting that was very relevant is the fact that there was a letter from a govt dept asking the panchayat to identify/shortlist a disabled/handicapped person a national award or something. There was luke-warm reception to this query. Hopefully, there will be more GS members attending the next GB meeting of the Panchayat which is scheduled for 15th Oct. 2010 or thereabout and hopefully they will not be hurdled in the Sarpancha's cubicle. :-) Cheers floriano GS member. Note: It is hightime that Moidekars get working to constitute a ' village panel' to contest the next Pachayat elections on a forward looking agenda for Moira, the most neglected village of prominence in Goa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizen voters elect good, honest representatives. GOA urgently needs 'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined, or to QUIT. Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governance' be identified and accepted. PPS GOA =PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM for a date in 2012 Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/articles/70.asp
