[Goanet] Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary
Dear Chinmay Bhandare, The spoken word is difficult to retrieve. Matanhy has learnt it the hard way. What Matanhy said was untoward incidents and ugly turn which almost every reasonable man , woman and child interprested as VIOLENCE, though [to be fair to Matanhy] he did not use that V word. Everyone has reacted to the newspaper reports and TV news, including in National channels. Rajan Parikar is happy that it has made National news. The BJP got worried because of exactly the same reason that Rajan was happy. The party has to worry about being seen as a Violent party, nationally, an image that haunts it after Ayodhya, Godhra and the like. TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE ONE RIGHT! That is what the Mahatma said. It is open to many interpretations but Matanhy must have realised that he is not the one who is right this time. I would recommend to him the same medicine I use when I am wrong ...admit the error, apologise and move on. It does not help to justify a wrong! To err is human. To persist with an error is idiotic. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:00:35 -0800 (PST) From: Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary Many Goans are dependent on the tourism industry for their livelihood. Many have invested a lot of money in the business and wil be very hard hit if the tourist flow is affected by the anti SEZ agitation. While such tactics are very useful in grabbing the attention of the media all over the world, unfortunately common people will be the worst sufferers while the real culprits will not be inconveniened in any way. I hope that because of these scare tactics the MAs doesnt end up losing the support of a large silent majority especially form te bardez and salcette tourist belt. wish you all a merry Xmas and a happy new year! regards B -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary?
GMAS leaders' statement should not be construed as a threat or incitement for violence but a wake up call to the Government (who has lent a deaf ear to the peaceful marches so far) to a possible pitfalls as a result of the agitation which is going to take more vigorous form in near future. The movement needs a wide publicity even at a national level so as to compel the central ruling UPA Government to intervene and influence the State Govt. to scrap all the proposed and notified SEZs Which are detrimental to Goa. The Prime Minister's proposed visit to Goa this week is the right occasion to intensify the stir since most of the National Media will be present in Goa to cover his visit, will also attract the attention of protest marches which will give wide exposure to the movement. As a saying goes in Hindi, Laton ke bhoot baton se nahi mante this Congress Government is immune to Gandhigiri who has a number of MLAs and Ministers who are having a vested interest in these SEZs in the form of land allocations to their relatives or preferred parties are hell bent on promoting these SEZs at any cost and will not be cowed down by peaceful marches alone unless you show some strength of show such as road blocks for few hours or bandh for a day without causing physical harm to person or property. Goans have recently missed a good opportunity to express their sentiments against Governmnts' proposed SEZs by way of voting against the Congress candidate in recently held Lok Sabha Elections. It would have acted as a biggest referendum for anti SEZ which would have given signal to the people in power, what public opinion stands for. Vinay Natekar
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I agree and next threat to govt should be we will hijack the one of the flight where in VIPs will be flying for attending new years celebration in Goa Another way to make your point known to national media and real Prime minister so that she can instruct Diggu to scrap SEZs But to understand all the steps GMAS is taking, needs a clear and unbiased mindset which so called Secularist will never have ..otherwise they wouldn't have voted for Sardin and celebrated his victory -Yogesh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vinay Natekar Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 10:23 AM To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary? GMAS leaders' statement should not be construed as a threat or incitement for violence but a wake up call to the Government (who has lent a deaf ear to the peaceful marches so far) to a possible pitfalls as a result of the agitation which is going to take more vigorous form in near future. The movement needs a wide publicity even at a national level so as to compel the central ruling UPA Government to intervene and influence the State Govt. to scrap all the proposed and notified SEZs Which are detrimental to Goa. The Prime Minister's proposed visit to Goa this week is the right occasion to intensify the stir since most of the National Media will be present in Goa to cover his visit, will also attract the attention of protest marches which will give wide exposure to the movement. As a saying goes in Hindi, Laton ke bhoot baton se nahi mante this Congress Government is immune to Gandhigiri who has a number of MLAs and Ministers who are having a vested interest in these SEZs in the form of land allocations to their relatives or preferred parties are hell bent on promoting these SEZs at any cost and will not be cowed down by peaceful marches alone unless you show some strength of show such as road blocks for few hours or bandh for a day without causing physical harm to person or property. Goans have recently missed a good opportunity to express their sentiments against Governmnts' proposed SEZs by way of voting against the Congress candidate in recently held Lok Sabha Elections. It would have acted as a biggest referendum for anti SEZ which would have given signal to the people in power, what public opinion stands for. Vinay Natekar
[Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary
Many Goans are dependent on the tourism industry for their livelihood. Many have invested a lot of money in the business and wil be very hard hit if the tourist flow is affected by the anti SEZ agitation. While such tactics are very useful in grabbing the attention of the media all over the world, unfortunately common people will be the worst sufferers while the real culprits will not be inconveniened in any way. I hope that because of these scare tactics the MAs doesnt end up losing the support of a large silent majority especially form te bardez and salcette tourist belt. wish you all a merry Xmas and a happy new year! regards B Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet] Who SEZ violence is necessary?
One of the favoured threats of many of today's politicians is the one expressed by the GMAS leaders -- that we shall not be responsible for the violence that follows. It's a threat which seeks to pre-absolve the people making the threat. It's self-evident that when such a statement is made, violence if it follows is pre-meditated and therefore all the more blameworthy. I am all with Pravin and Miguel -- and the many calmer voices on this forum -- who have argued against this insidious approach to a resolution of the SEZ issue. As someone else pointed out, the GBA and other movements like it (rooted in a Gandhian belief in non-violence as the only legitimate means of obtaining one's rights) have shown that much can be achieved without violence, and without the threat of violence. Statements such as these underline why it is essential for all concerned but law-abiding people to side with the apolitical, as it is the politicians -- of all sides -- who have the least regard for the rule of law. Aniruddha Sen Gupta Porvorim Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
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--- Aniruddha Sen Gupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the favoured threats of many of today's politicians is the one expressed by the GMAS leaders -- that we shall not be responsible for the violence that follows. It's a threat which seeks to pre-absolve the people making the threat. It's self-evident that when such a statement is made, violence if it follows is pre-meditated and therefore all the more blameworthy. This is exactly right. Such a pre-statement of lack of responsibility is in fact evidence of irresponsibility. Indeed, law enforcement officials ought to treat this statement as incitement to violence. These leaders need to be charged and tried if any violence ensues. Cheers, Santosh
