GOANS ARISE AWAKE: YOUR GOVT IS IN LEAGUE WITH MINING LEASEES AND FOOLING YOU
Samir Kelekar Tomorrow there is a massive morcha in Goa of so-called mining dependents fully orchestrated by one or more mining companies. A press note has been issued by the police to avoid congested roads even as XII standard students have their public (board) exams. A lame duck section 144 has been imposed to fool the people. CM Parrikar is in the USA, so some of the ruling MLAs who are directly or indirectly stakeholders in mining are allowing this massive show of strength and deliberately creating law and order problem to sabotage the Supreme Court order on closure of mining leases in Goa and fresh auctioning. It is no secret that most Goa governments have been funded and propped up by mining lobby. Today is no exception. They pull the strings from behind the scenes. If it was any other rally they would not have been allowed to Panjim. Whereas tomorrow the mining stakeholder (read footsoldiers put in the forefront by mine leaders and politicians) will be given a free entry to Panjim at the expense of xii class students and office goers and people. The idea seems to be to create law and order situation and collectively attempt to sabotage the order of the supreme court on stoppage of mining and auction the mining leases.