[Goanet] Come what may!!!
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- This is with reference to posting of Gabe Menezes subject "Come what may" "Come what may government will remove River Princess" was and is the slogan of then and now government since the sweet princess was encored (I am completed to say it was encored rather than grounded!) Governments have come and gone and yet the same slogan "I will remove River Process" And we fools go by the tunes of these politicians to the extent of fighting face to face even without knowing the FACTUALS involved in the issue! None of the Goans are wise enough to know that it's a perfect game of "You clap my back I will clap yours" and also about the perfect understanding of "What about my share if I do this? Or else..." The show continues this way! Secondly in most of the issues many persons wait till the issue goes to peak level and then every one won't to jump in the fry to "Make hey when sun shines" If any knowledgeable person reads my posting I want to convey you that "River Princess will continue to be encored as it is and finally government will be suggested to convert the same into Night Club for elite people. And if this suggestion gets flopped for what ever reason the government in power will say "We don't have 25 crores to spend on removing the skeleton in sweet River Princess and hence as an alternative we have now finalized to convert the same into Night Club to further boost tourism in Goa". Tourism my friend is the buzz word in Goa that swings balance of even the intellectuals. About stone crushers since liberation in 1961 it's pitiable to hear our government(s) saying that "They have no guidelines for stone crushing activity?" If government had no norms than on what basis the concerned departments gave licenses to 130 stone crushers in Goa? No one wants to answer this question. About CRZ violation, present chief minister is on record saying "Yes this is very much prevailing in Goa but I am helpless" Every one is ever of this but no one wants to raise their concern. Cheers Goa .Cheers!!! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Girl who sustained burn injuries dies!
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- This referes to the posting of Mr. Avelino on above subject appeared in Goanet. In this connection, Electricity department and its advice-giving committee are already PUT in action! These days they work over time only to ensure that there is no hue and cry situation in the society! They have not only taken high tension wire from the incidence site but made sure that it's installed at new location to create yet another tension! Right now their appeal to all Goans is "Bear with us till underground electrical cabling is over - Have you not heard of this message?" Further you should also understand that this wire was retained only to impress upon the general public that we cannot be ignored even if TCP gives you clearance! Don't you know that TCP is not the only department who will clear every project and that there exist many more departments which one should not forget! You should also not forget that when concerned department comes to hue and crises situation we always say "Our department's roll is limited only up to this limit? Beyond that is some body else's problem!" Contrary to this, ask for the license with the concerned department we will ensure that you are squeezed to your last penny! But remember if public protest surfaces it's your problem not of licensing departments problem! To this statement general public reacts: Is the underground cabling executed in right technical way? Has any one finalized on which sides of the road each of the underground utilities should be? What does the feasibility report say on this mega project? Who has issued the feasibility report for under ground cabling? Apparently as the things are seen going right now, different underground cabling techniques are followed in different areas that one should not forget or neglect! It appears from the way the job is executed that every house will be prone to receive electrical shocks when there will be digging to rectify the faults that take place every day in telephone / cell phone / water supply problems? You will be surprised to locate that every utility is over laid one top of another utilities. Such underground cabeling will surely give us and you shocks.shocks..and shocks!!! Than it will be redugged to rectify the entire fault and the cycle of digging and laying of new cables with recent technology will contine. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Are we Movers and Shakers?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The call of the year 2006 and hence forth is every Goan has to be "Movers & Shakers" or else we will find ourselves in ashes undetectable even by sophisticated DNA testing. Even when these alarming bells are ringing loud and clear elderly personnel are heading to control the youths with an intension to take control of entire situations in Goa. If they are thing so I should say they are not into 20th century! What today's youth demand is "All should follow and respect Peoples agenda not Party's agenda" Youths don't give value to "His Master's Voice" agenda. Today's youth is getting frustrated for losing Goan identity in Goa. Balcony including Drivers seats are all sold out in Goa for non-Goans! Factually Youth always wants to be in drivers' seat not in passenger seat. And we Goans are now struggling to get the tickets at least not to miss a passenger seat.Therefore Youths are marching forward to locate a Real Efficient Leader who can lead them and ultimately Goa. They don't want to accept the old practices of saying "You are great. Therefore I will accept your ideology and belief & listen to you" The most they do is give respect to these old stalwarts truly by heart! They respect them and their guidance; they always expect to be guided by them but they never accepted the philosophy of leading them or accepting them as members of true activity in which they are indulged. They will never ever follow the path of elderly stalwarts. At the same time young bread is very shroud enough not to loose the name of the elderly person being associated with their activity? Their entire planning of youth starts with including respected personnel in their activity and once they achieve their goals elderly personnel are just discarded as disposables! This is the truth and factual reality. Reality today is the younger you are, the active you are, you are most wanted. The only salvation to elderly persons is to be a guide, be a tutor, or be an inspiring force without attempting to become a leader. Should any elderly person try to interfere in such mass movement I am sure youths will be most happy to give you shoulders to graveyard. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Face to Face and we
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- 3rd Gomantak Vishwa Sammelan brought CM and Opposition Leader (OL) face to face program at famous Kala Academy. Non-Resident Goans literally grilled the duo on major issues. On garbage issue our CM confirmed that he had officially visited Macau 10 years back to study and implement the garbage handling German technology in Goa which he could not initiate nor implement it till date. Now that Goans are making hue and cry over the issue he is thinking of providing something similar to Goa. To start with he is going to provide Goa gunny and rexine bags to curb overuse of plastic bags! Is our CM sure that rexine bags are biodegradable. It should not happen that our garbage problems compounds further with this intellectual brains. On this issue OL said that he had planned two plants one each in North and South Goa for garbage management but there was some reluctance from concerned department and that he did not want to interfere with Urban Development Ministry. But as then CM he accepted the blame. On Water Supply our CM said that with completion of Tillari Project we will manage to take some load off of water needs in Goa and that he is going to have many more such projects in various parts of Goa. All the Goans are only hoping that CM should not initiate such projects close to boundary lines of Goa which will prove beneficial to Maharashtra and Karnataka like that of Mopa project. Secondly we should only hope that our Goa wants get flooded with fresh drinking water due to such projects to be coming up. Goans please keep your eyes open. Where as OL opined that Goa has plenty raw water therefore what Goa needs is not Tillari project but more treatment plants? The fact and reality is Goans don't get 24 x 7 hour water supply. On influx of migrants CM says it's difficult to stop it. If this version comes from CM one need not be surprised why he initiated changed in TCP ordinance! This revised ordinance is issued only to take care of migrants so that they can very easily construct structures on hill slops and on seashore sides. OL showed concern to declining Goan numbers. He further said immediate possible way to restrict migrant flow in Goa is going into atomization so that we need not dependant on migrant labors. And that our Goa's vision should be to go ahead with the projects that does not demand working labors and yet attract the tourists. On Dabolim air port CM wants Mopa to come up but equally at same breath he says that Dabolim will be retailed. His expression like this clearly indicates that he has not studied the international air port regulations. Dabolim is next to impossible to operate once Mopa starts this is as per international airport guidelines. Whom is he trying to fool? OL did not say any thing whether he is for Mopa or Dabolim but only confirmed that Nay occupied Dabolim. OL should have come out open on their party stand. Why did he not do that at this forum? In case of constructions coming up violating CRZ norms our Mr. CM is on record saying that it's true and that he cannot do any thing to control this. If he controls this then sure he will have to loose his golden seat. Who wants to cut the hen which lays golden eggs? Mr. Parikar was fool to do this and he is suffering today is it not correct. But people say he had guts and he did it. In nut shell duo appeared to be two sides of the same coin. General impression was OL outsmarted CM on many counts and also came to his rescue many times. But both of them were made speechless by the audience on many occasion was also witnessed on that day. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Mr. CM you might (not) be right in Operation Clean-Up
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- After a long wait Mr. CM came on record with two things. First announcement was spontaneous i.e. announcing judicial inquiry. His next action came at a press conference held at official residence of CM. At this press conference he categorically announced that BJP party including opposition leader Mr. Manohar Parikar is brain behind organizing unwanted incidence at Saleli - Sattari. I only hope Mr. CM's intelligence agency's reporting is not a failure or misguiding information like Bush's and Blair's reporting intelligence agency! One should not forget that just because of US and UK's intelligence failure millions of Iraqis had to loose their lives. Mr. CM if you are convinced beyond doubt initiates legal proceedings against the one whom you are accusing. Who has stopped you from taking action? Mr. CM your ACTIONS SHOULD SPEAK LOUDER THEN YOU ARE VOICE. I hope Mr. CM is listening. GPCC president or GPCC party may not be with Mr. CM or his views. What is more important is youth leader in Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC) president in Girish Chodankar has extended strong support to you and is with you. This is very clear from the press statement that he has released. Does the press statement appear to you as blame game! Mr. CM should not be too much worried on what if any one does in-depth analysis of the past misdeeds! Never mind what you said at 3rd Gomantak Vishwa Sammelan about you granting licenses to only 4 crushers when you have actually granted licenses to 7 stone crushers since 1993 - 2000. The issue to be made in this episode is not about you sectioning 7 stone crushers but the issue to be made is why BJP granted license to one crusher i.e. the 8th crusher in 2002 to Swaraj Metal which belonged to Prithviraj Rane that too in CM's constituency. Mr. CM be rest assured that no one will dig the past record which says that GSPCB had objected to setting up of the very same stone crushing project of Prithviraj Rane on 25th November 2002. Never mind that this objection was initiated much before villagers had officially complained about the said project. Mr. CM be rest assured that no one will ever try and find out whether despite GSPCB's official objection to granting the license to the said project Prithviraj was illegally operating that crusher under some other political blessings or not. Situation today demands that Congress loyalists has to make an issue that BJP tried to extend unwanted favors to Prithviraj only to grab his loyalty towards BJP. And since they failed in their attempt they triggered the recent issue. How you like this brainy idea Mr. CM? Mr. CM don't you worry about any consequences, congress youths are with you full heartedly and your intelligence reporting system. With all this you don't have to have even a vote of confidence in whether what you are doing is right or wrong from GPCC. GPCC is not UNO. For your information Mr. CM even Bush and Blair had not cared for UNO. So why should you care for GPCC. You start your action plan of bulldozing BJP. And if at all you feel you are short of ideas please dial in official capacity to Bush or Blair. They will be most willing to help you in this situation. US might even send their external affairs minister in smart dynamic lady to your rescue. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Is our electricity supply safe?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- I ignorantly asked my friend as to what is the issue about 3 young girls caught is electrical mix firing? My friend very furiously said I don't want to seat with you for a minute if you want to talk on electricity. You know, our electricity supply is one of the best systems in the world. Concerned minister and his supporting staff are working round the clock to see that every individual is kept happy. Don't raise the issues, if you have problems with electricity I will take you to the minister okay. He will ensure that you go back happily! For a decade he has studied the pulses of every Madgaonkars including trouble shooter Goans. He will do every thing to impress upon general public that he is one of the honest person in this Goa. By the way are you honest? If you are not honest he will never be your friend? And yet see that you are entangled in legal proceedings. He likes honest persons who pray with his name every day round the clock. Are you ready to pray like me? For your information, he never tolerates any issues raised in his name. Have you seen any write-up or article against his name? No never? And if you are talking about one article in Goan Observer forget it like stay thoughts! My dear if you don't get supply or if you are getting electrical shock dial me any time. I will see that all your problems are solved but don't talk about electricity! Some times we have to create such surprises just to gage who are with us in this turbulence days. Most importantly why don't you think that electricity tries to stop Goa developing like concrete jungle? What does our electricity get from such development? Do you get what I am talking about? So let's forget about electricity as an issue in Goa. Not only this, you have to be also saying that there is no shortage of electricity in Goa. Our electricity is a fail safe and is a roll model to entire world. Secondly those three girls who are admitted in best Vintage hospital are ensured of full medical bill payment. What else you want. Clearing of hospital bills need not be your worries. We have our Dean placed only for that! He will clear the required documents saying they have no facility to treat such patients. We will settle all the bills with middle men that too with 50:50 cut. Don't you still get what I am trying to say? What dumboo character are you? I have yet to come across such a dumboo character? I really don't want to talk to you any more. These all thoughts are enough for the day! Good buy!! And he walked of f without even wishing other friends present!!! I was stunt with his lengthy expressions and that too not allowing me to express myself or to interrupt him in his talk - rather in his preaching like a big sermon!!! Dear Goanet members please guide me why my friend behaved and talked like this? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Is Saleli a local issue or issue of concern for entire Goa?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Come New Year astrological forecasts, tarot forecasts, numerological forecast takes pages in the news papers and magazines. I'm neither a forecaster nor I know anything about these subjects. But I can smell something cocking in Goa for all Goans. The unwanted incidence that closed the year 2005 in Saleli is likely to instigate and inspire many more mass movements in Goa. I could as well smell similar incidence to occur in Chimbel & Santacruz any time. I get somewhat similar stink that is likely to irrupt in Pisurlem - Bicholim where water is being pumped round the clock by mining lobby resulting in ground water table going unimaginably low. I also get a feeling that Mayekars are likely to blast the mining lobby creating total unrest in entire Goa! I could also predict that most cities in Goa will bulldoze the local MLAs on traffic congestion, burgeoning scrap yards and garbage issues. All these and more issues are likely to zoom up in 2006. I can also foresee that when such unwanted incidences like this spurt up some scruples Goan, will point figure to opposition party as instigators of the violence. Some notable Goans started saying that Saleli issue is triggered by BJP. They are saying this even though they are not politicians but have inclination to ruling party. To them anything that is done by ruling party appears right as though they are blind followers! Such attitude is quite detrimental to entire Goa. They have not even realized that Saleli incidence occurred as a result of ages of suppression and oppression which finally revolted against the Rane clan throwing the God out of pedestal. I also pity the persons who say "Let's not get into Saleli issue for it's a local issue". What a Joke? I pity such persons and their intelligence for passing such careless remark or may be their intelligence is high jacked I don't know! What are your views dear Goanetners "Is Saleli a local issue or issue of concern for entire Goa?" -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Operation Black Wednesday
Mr. CM orders magisterial inquiry into Saleli black Wednesday episode is the headlines in all local news papers today. Mr. CM needs to be commended for his ever first prompt action since past 10 months! In this connection Goans would like to ask Mr. CM to let public know as to what are the "Terms of Reference" that are given to magisterial inquiry! General opinion demands that the inquiry should not be restricted only to locate who killed Prithviraj Rane but it should be extended to find out the root causes that triggered villagers to brutally kill Rane, what are the various causes that prompted villagers to start such a mass movement, how, why and under whose instructions police personnel's initiated attack on villagers, why police never took any actions on Krishnaji Rane's sons when they were lifting village girls and ladies from the street into their jeep (Reference Gomantak Times, dated 30/12/05, front page), why prompt attentions were not given to villagers grievances for past so many years, how Krishnaji Rane and his infamous sons (I use this words as is used by Saleli Villagers) could illegally install so many stone crushers at the site despite hue and cry of villagers, was the environmental pollution clearance obtained by Krishnaji and sons for their stone crushing activities. Magisterial inquiry should also be asked to find out why these villagers were denied their rightful land share even when well settled Mundkar Act is in place! Magisterial inquiry should also question Mr. CM as to why he failed in controlling the illegal activities in his own constituency and that why he could not attend to the growing unrest of Saleli villagers which was brewing since past 5 years. Mr. CM you cannot escape from the inquiry. You are accused by Saleli villagers that you were showing indifferent attitude to their demands for past 5 - 10 years even when you were representing that constituency. Mr. CM you are equally questionable and responsible for this mess. Goans feel that what Goa witnessed on black Wednesday is nothing but indication of beginning of mass movements. Mr. CM should not forget that he cannot fool all the people all the time. We Goans are afraid about such mass movements taking shape in different parts of Goa since past 10 months. Remember these mass moments are just waiting to burst like that of black Wednesday and the first victim of such revolt was Prithviraj Rane and injuries to Police personnel. Both these actions are of course highly condemnable offence. Mr. CM we don't want to see any more Prithviraj Ranes to die or any more police personnel to get injured in Goa. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Growing Mass Movement in Goa 2005
-- || |Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | || |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending...drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED]| -- Year 2005 is living behind unresolved mounting issues. The issues that surfaced out this year are: TCP ordinance issue, Garbage issue, Environmental issue, Ingo Grill's Saturday night bazaar issue, Scrap yard issue, rave parties' issue, computer teachers issue, pre-employment candidates issue, Goa Antibiotic closure / revamping issue, deteriorating EDC issue, political in-flights of MLAs issue, court interventions in speakers rulings issue, street re-naming issue. Other issues that affected general public are pathetic road conditions, irregular supply of elixir of life in water, shortage of electricity supply, decorating law and order, none cooperative attitudes of Chief Officers of municipalities resulting in poor maintenance of cleanliness of municipal areas. Though it's a common practice in Goa to point figures to earlier government, in this 2005 year the ruling party has no moral grounds to point figures at previous government. For today's ruling party is the concoction of erstwhile ministers of previous government who are continuing to rule Goa. The only difference is they are now ruling us from ruling side. They always like to be in ruling party is what is their principle and they are without any morals. All these issues surfaced out like Mushrooms of 2005. No congress leader (of course they don't have real effective leader. They are all full of leaders with NO followers is a forgone conclusion) ever bothered to give time to these issues. They must admit that they have failed on many counts for which they cannot justify themselves. So much so that Congress party failed to realize growing unrest in general public. Earlier Curca villagers stopped dumping of garbage in their area even after court ruling, Santacruz villagers mobilized movement against TCP ordinance, Last few days villagers got together to close down the Ingo Grill's bazaar, this time again villagers marched to close down 13 crushers in Sattari, the home constituency of our CM, on account of environmental pollution issue which resulted in brutally killing one person, injuring 40 matlele police personnel, and damaged 4 police cars. All these actions are clear indicative of Goans loosing faith in ruling party and hence they are resorting to take law and order in their hands. Such developed hatred to party and growing mass movement is detrimental to Goa and Congress party at large. Will Goa Congress do some retrospective analysis? Or will they continue their own way till they see their own death in Goa? Dr. U. G. Barad -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa in 2006
-- || |Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | || |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending...drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED]| -- Let me wish all Goans a very happy NEW YEAR 2006. Also wish you a very happy New Year eave. But for gods sack don't go to sleep, don't be susegad as we were, be vigilant, be informative. For which you might have to get your waxed Ears dewaxed from good ENT, get your Eyes checked from good ophthalmologist, don't forget to get your heart checked from renowned specialist. These checks are absolutely essential as you have a greater roll to play. 2006 will be a Sunamy year for all of us. Church, temple and mosk bells are ringing saying "Our Goa is getting hijacked" We are sure loosing Goan identity in Goa. The main reason being we in Goa have NO LEADER in ruling party on account of which every member of ruling party is acting like a leader. This is leading to big chaos. Considering all that is going on for past 10 months in Goa don't you think Goa needs a well settled and acceptable party leader who can clean up all the mess. For that matter even Salazar of Portugal will do! Please don't get annoyed at my saying but is the bitter truth and I am just getting convinced to this theory. If you have any other view please express yourself with a copy to me. Dr. U. G. Barad -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Governance in Goa 2005
-- || |Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | || |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending...drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED]| -- Administration in Goa 2005 is totally paralyzed, suffered multiple fractures and is moving on crunches. This multi fractured and paralyzed governance has finalized to convert entire Goa into concrete jungle, finalized beneficiary scheme for the benefit of Maharashtra and Karnataka (but not for Goa) in giving green signal to unwanted, uneconomical and non-beneficial Mopa project. In short 2005 has brought in chaos in every sphere of governance. For a person who knows what good administration is all about I have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Pratapsing Rane who was earlier admired for his administrative skills has lost his shine. Factually he was never an EFFECTIVE LEADER for he was always chosen for the post of CM as a compromise candidate. Congress had to resort to his selection as CM on 7 - 8 occasions only because congress in Goa is a party full of SELF STYLED LEADERS and no disciplined followers / supporters. Every occasion these self styled leaders have literally cut the Mr. Rane to peaces. On account of these internal cuttings the ageing Rane and the Goa Congress together are loosing their shine. Right this year no one knows who the REAL LEADER in the congress party in Goa and who ACTUALLY RULES Goa. Unless this basic issue of leadership is clearly defined understood and fully supported by all their MLAs and party workers administration in Goa by congress party will always continue to suffer. Contrary to this the issue of leadership in BJP in Goa has long been settled and supported by their MLAs and party workers. On account of which they could give quality administration during their four and half years of rule. Have you any comment on this please post it on net and do mark a copy to me. I wish all Goanet members a very happy and prosperous new year 2006. Dr. U. G. Barad -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goans are sleeping with sedation dose!
-- || |Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | || |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| || -- Last week one person argued with me saying "I don't mind suffering under congress misrules, but I don't want Manohar Parikar to come to power" Confused by his expression I asked him "That means you are afraid of Parikar or you are against BJP ideology? Prompt came his reply saying "In Goa, BJP means Parikar therefore I am against him" At the same breath he continued further saying "Forget about BJP coming to power any more! Parikar himself want be re-elected even as MLA in forth coming election" This statement confused me all the more and forced me to think if Parikar cannot get re-elected why cannot that person be cool about Parikar rather BJP? But from his arguments I got an impression that my friend does not mind BJP rule in Goa but he just does not want Parikar to lead either BJP or Goa and that he does not want me to boldly express my views on ruling party or how it's functioning! Rather I felt as though I should be "Indifferent to Goa" Or may be my friend is worried because of misdeeds of ruling party Parikar might come back to power! Frankly to me any party is like "feathers of same bird" All that each party does is "Divide the public and Rule the State" Till date no Goan whether he is popular figure, or president of NGO or running the NGO by hiring intellectuals or associated with group of individuals / association has never realized that in Goa Secularism, Communalism, Corruption is not a big issue! The biggest issue in Goa today is "Goans are loosing their own identity in Goa in terms of culture, and tradition" I don't want to talk on declining Goan numbers in Goa or increasing non-Goan number in Goa or non-Goans buying the property in Goa. Frankly we have reached the stage were we just don't want to know who we are, what's wrong with our fellow Goan! No one wants to realize or question one self on this issue and on "Whether Goan want to be in drivers seat in Goa or Goan want to be in passenger seat in Goa" Frankly I have no answer or solution to this growing issue. Therefore I request GoaNet members / subscribers / well-wishers to think on this issue and vent out your own feelings which might help to control this monstrously growing issue! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
