Open Letter to the Honourable CM of Goa It seems of late the Goa Government has become an anti peoples government.People's wishes and interests have been sidelined.Our priorities and satisfaction has been brutally murdered.There have been deliberate delays in some decisions by the Goa Government.For Instance take the decision to ask for extension of time for the committee formed to look into the feasibility of MOPA.
Now any level headed person would agree that 3 months is more than sufficient a time t come to a conclusion if you are serious and have put your mind to it and utilized all your energy in the right direction.What we Goans are seeing is however just delaying tactics and dilly dallying with people'e emotions,aspirations & wishes. Why does the committee need more time?Is it not very clear to the Honourable Chief Minister that at present most of his flock are in favour of Dabolim?If your answer is NO then why are you moving forward with expansion and upgradation work on the airport?Why are you asking for funds to be released? Why are you asking for more land around the existing airport? Can the Chief Minister please answer all these questions logically to the people fo GOA who are concerned and uncertain at the moment due to the lethargy he is showing in coming to a concrete conclusion to this whole affair. Is the Chief Minster trying to prolong his decision just so that he can use this as a bait sometime down the line for those whose feathers have been ruffled up? The Goan people think this would be a more logical thought.It is high time Mr. Chief Minister you get back into the saddle,hold the reins and command the horses where you want to be taken rather than they taking you where they feel like going.Stop postponement & spineless decisions as far as the MOPA issue is concerned.You should also realise that majority of your flock is from the South and if you stamp & show a would'nt care less attitude the South Goan electorate will teach you such a bitter lesson you will never forget. There is a reason why Margao is called the Commercial Capital of Goa.That is because of the volume of the number of businesses running from here as well as the volume of tax collection which funds the government is very high from this part of Goa.This by itself should be reason enough for you to firmly stand by having the airport at Dabolim match international standards and not MOPA where a lot of your colleagues have got personal interests in and those who don't have their heart,mind and soul in MAHARASHTRA but only body in GOA. Similarly the decision for shifting the Brith Certficates division to the Archives in Panjim is one of the stupidest that the Government could think of.Why should people of the South be inconvienienced and made to travel all the way there just for a birth certificate?Does the government realise that they hire a bunch of incompetent fools who rather than help the public only take bribes and harass people. Corruption is so rampant in every department in Goa and with this being shifted there only gives these government servants more opportunity to extract money from the public because people who travelled all the way there would not want to come back the next day to get a certificate so instead they would pay 50 or 100 rupees.Does the government realise that people who would want their birth cetificates are those who have been asked to produce one as a supporting document?Incidentally a majority of those who request for it are working individuals and not those who can spare a lot of time. Does the government expect people to leave their work and run after these departments and if so how are these people going to run their families and provide for them??Why can't the government just open up a smaller office in South Goa similar to that of the Archives in North Goa to facilitate people and to make life more easy for the public rather than put them through hardships.Why can't the government just computerize everything or make everything available at the fingertips of the people by using technology.E- govt all departments and impart awareness amongst the public and how to use this.That way you don't breed corruption in your backyard and at the same time people get what they want in the least possible time and without begging and pleading with these government servants whose duty is to serve the people and not their pockets. It is a different question totally that corruption begins from the top and ends right at the bottom. The only way to root out this disease and menace is be honest yourselves and set an example. I appeal to all Goans who have been born in this land and whose origin is Goa not the ones who have acquired the status of Goans given to them by these lousy politicians to please rise to the challenge and teach the governments who come into power and do nothing where they belong.Show them that they do not run this state, we do.Be it the BJP, NCP or Congress if the majority of decisions are more of a nuisance to us than of any help these guys need to be shown the door or dumped in a garbage treatment plant. WAKE UP GOENKAR!! STOP BEING SUSEGAD!! http://oheraldo.in/node/12973 _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)