The current rampant illegal mining is the biggest critical threat facing this once beautiful Goa. During the recent session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Speaker Pratapsingh Rane thundered that illegal mining was a rape of Goa. Curiously he has been silent all this while, merrily witnessing, if not condoning, all that raping around. Indeed he continues speechless and spineless in the face of such illegal activity going on even in his very backyard, at Satari, with the alleged blessings of his son, the Health Minister of Goa Mr. Vishwajit Rane.
Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Digambar Kamat too recently called for the hanging of those involved in illegal mining. It is public knowledge that over half of the current Ministers and MLA’s, including the Chief Minister himself, have direct or indirect interests in mining, much of which is known to be illegal. So whom will you hang, Mr. Chief Minister? You should be taking the responsibility for strangulating Goa’s natural resources and, thereby, the people of Goa particularly the Aam Aadmi. The Chief Minister and his colleagues in this illegal mining may think that have made fast bucks. But posterity will not forgive them. Their souls may never rest in peace while their progeny may pay a terrible price as well. This illegal mining will haunt them for eternity. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
