Utt Goenkara has strongly criticized the delay by the Communidade of Serula in giving possession of 2050 sq mts of land at Porvorim to the late Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial trust.
Inspite of the Goa government having by a written order dated 10th April 2008 granted official approval to the handing over possession of the land to the trust, the Law Minister Dayanand Narvekar was sabotaging the compliance of an order of his own government on the pretext that the Congress Bhavan is proposed on the same land. Goa's first Chief Minister during his nine and a half year tenure had a vision for Goa and a passion to help the Aam Aadmi and such petty politics in denying land to a trust in his memory is an high-handed insult to the late Dayanand Bandodkar. One fails to comprehend that the very government which dished out lakhs of squares metres for anti Goa projects like SEZ was making such a fuss to ensure compliance of its own order of releasing a mere 2050 sq mts to a trust set up in memory of Goa's first Chief Minister. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat should ensure that handing over possession of the land to the trust is complete by Aug 12th which is the death anniversary of late Chief Minister. Politicians should stop being hypocrites by paying tributes at the Samadhi of Goa's first Chief Minister and later garlanding his statue while on the other side showing scant respect to the late Bhausaheb Bandodkar. There is a need that the future generations be acquainted with the work and vision of late Bhausaheb Bandodkar for Goa. While Goa's first Chief Minister will always be fondly remembered for the role he played for the upliftment of Goa's downtrodden, most of the other Chief Ministers have only left bitter memories of having looted and destroyed this State for selfish gains. Aires Rodrigues Spokesman Utt Goenkara Mobile: 9822684372