That the issue of the draconian Town & Country
Planning ordinance, has grave consequences for Goa and
Goans was highlighted by the fact that Mr Manohar
Parrikar now Leader of the Opposition expressed his
party's full support to the revocation of the
ordinance and revoking all decisions taken since 29th
September, 2005 to 10th November, 2005.
The decision assumes significance in many ways
a) for the first time perhaps a member of the ruling
party and a Deputy Speaker at that is compelled to
come on the streets to object what her own party has
ordained.
b) for the first time perhaps the LOO and a member of
the ruling party are making common cause over a issue
brought about by the major partner of the coalition
Government viz; the other parties the NCP and the MGP
have just two and one member
The presence of the LOO at a well attended public meet
at Calangute has unnerved the ruling INC and CM
Pratapsing Rane had to abort the meeting held
yesterday when he had a teletalk with Ms Victoria
Fernandes requesting her to rush immediately to Panaji
for a briefing.
Ms Victoria Fernandes who displayed her rebellious
inside firmly maintained that the agitation would
continue on 21st November, 2005 until the ordinance
was withdrawn.
Meanwhile in a patch up a meeting was likely to be
convened by the CM alongwith Ms Fernandes and the TCP
Minister Mr Babush Monseratte to sort out issues as
Mr Rane claimed he has not applied his mind to the
issue in toto.
There is a clear move to offset the planned morcha of
21st November 2005 at 2.30 from Pato Bridge Panaji by
making last minute compromises, and confusing the
supporters, but this evening addressing a special
press conference at Hotel Manvin Ms Victoria
Fernandes, NGOs and other sarpanches village
representatives of the revenue villages covered under
the Planning areas of Vasco da Gama Panaji and Mapusa
(Margao and Ponda PDA is restricted to Municipal areas
only) assured the media that they would not change
the plan of action.
As regards the IFFI Ms Victoria and other NGOs made it
clear that we are in favour of IFFI and there is no
plan to DISRUPT the same as is reported however only
after the 21st November,2005 morcha the next plan of
action will be decided in consultations with
supporting groups.
Therefore there is no cause to fear of any untoward
incidents that could mar the reputation of Goa and
Goans but the Government too should understand the
feelings of Goans as the IFFI is a short term
entertainment but the fall outs of the draconian
ordinance and especially section 33(1) which empowers
the TCP Minister and the TCP Board to change land use
in even NON PLANNING AREAS i.e. areas not included in
the PDAs will give the sanction to make Goa a concrete
jungle and affect the demographic composition of Goa.
As it is with the KRC " corridor " there is a large
scale migration of non Goans from North and South
India and with admissions to schools easily available
for all and sundry, building illegal structures in
Goa has the full support of all the elected
representatives ( they constitute a fixed and
guaranteed vote bank ) and the Goan nature of being
gullible and imbibing high spirits as a routine the
non Goans have deeply entrenched into our State aad
threaten to grow stronger day by day.
Meanwhile there is resentment among the two ruling
pary MPs of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha as both of
them did not get a berth in the reallocation of
portfolios. But one change which has mattered for
Goans and IFFI is that Dr Jaipal Reddy Union
Information & Broadcasting Minister has been shifted
to a less significant Urban Development Ministry and
Culuture. The new incumbent is Mr Priya Ranjan Das
Munshi MP from West Bengal and probably he will do the
honours at the 36th IFFI festival.
It may be recalled that it was Dr Reddy who had
praised the Parrikar Government for the successful
organisation of IFFI and making Goa a permanent venue.
It is not known now whether the IFFI will be shifted
to West Bengal as has been the demand from that state,
now that Das Munshi is in the hot seat.
GODFREY J I GONSALVES
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9822158584.
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