----- Original Message ----- From: goasuraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] A certificate from this Freedom Fighter in Goa ensuresnew-comers a berth.
> In my earlier post, I have said that this Freedom Struggle and the Freedom > Fighter "tamasha" must be scrapped altogether. > I will tell explain why I say what I say. > > But first, let me congratulate Mr. Rock Santan Fernandes for not asking for > letters of recommendation from the local MLAs. > The recommendation letters from local freedom fighters will be purchased > and > so would the letters from MLAs if they were accepted. And the MLAs would be > ever so willing to certify every tom dick and harry who wanted to join the > empty band wagon of Goa's Freedom Fighters. Mr. Rock Santan and > the Government of Goa have together jointly started a new industry in > partnership, that > will make them a lot of money. The Government, as it is, has nothing to show > as far as new industries are concerned. Therefore this is justified. > > We have a registered freedom fighter in Moira. How he became a freedom > fighter is an interesting story. I shall not go into this detail here but > suffice it to say that arm-twisting tactics have been used on another > genuine (now late) freedom fighter to certify this fake, masquerading as > a freedom fighter and enjoying the benefits at the tax payer's cost. He is > and was nothing but a local mini thug and former Shiv Sena extortionist. His > claim to become a FF is that the Portuguese had hammered his hide for > reasons other than fighting for Goa's freedom. > > If there are true freedom fighters with real guts alive today in Goa , they > should condemn this decision of Parrikar Government to open-up fresh > registration because it is nothing but vote getting and saffronisation > tactics. Parrikar Government has no business at all to interfere with what > was settled and "called a day" some 13 years ago. > > And if freedom fighters like Lambert Mascarenhas and others have any > credibility left in them, they should collectively file a 'PIL' in the High > Court and take Manohar Parrikar's government to task. But then, that would > be asking for too much in terms of jeoparding their little cukoo's nests > that > they have built for themselves at the cost of the struggling common men. > > Floriano Lobo > goasuraj > www.goasu-raj.org > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: GOACAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:07 AM > Subject: [Goanet] A certificate from this Freedom Fighter in Goa > ensuresnew-comers a berth. > > > A certificate from this FF ensures new-comers a berth > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > Welcome to Velim, the home of two-time former Cuncolim MLA > and eminent Freedom Fighter, Rock Santan Fernandes. He is > among the handful of Freedom Fighters (FFs), whose certificate > can bolster or mar the prospects of many a would-be registered > Freedom Fighters. > > Indeed, ever since the government re-opened the exercise probably > for the last time, inviting applications for registration of those who > participated in Goa's struggle for Liberation, many a Freedom Fighter > have been flocking to Velim to the residence of the former MLA. > And, the reason is simple. A certificate from Fernandes confirming > his or her participation in the struggle can bring a left-out Freedom > Fighter closer to being registered with the government. > > So far, Fernandes who underwent imprisonment for a total of nine > years, has sworn affidavits for around 40 applicants since the process > began a fortnight ago. And, the number of total applicants have crossed > the 100-figure mark if one considers the applications received by the > Home Department. Inquiries have revealed that the Home Department > has received around 110 applications till date. > > Says Rock Santan Fernandes, "People are coming even from Pernem > and other talukas to get my certificate. I expect more people before > the deadline expires on June 30". > > According to Fernandes, the much-sought after certificate is not > automatically issued to the applicants on a mere request as is the > general notion. "I insist that the person gets a letter from a Freedom > Fighter of his area, certifying his participation in the struggle", > he remarked. > > His insistence on a letter from other Freedom Fighters has two-fold > objective. Firstly, he has little or no knowledge of the applicant's > contribution in the liberation movement, and, secondly Fernandes > was inside prison for nine-long years. > > And, every time Fernandes is approached by an applicant for his > certificate, he had to accompany him to Margao, where an affidavit > is sworn before the Mamlatdar. > > Sources said the applications received by the Home Department > will be later scrutinised by a Committee headed by the Chief Secretary. > Incidentally, moves are afoot to get the deadline extended by the > committee re-constituted. Sources informed that the deadline might > be extended given that the exercise did not receive wide publicity. > > "So far, nothing has been decided as yet", informed A Mascarenhas, > joint Secretary, Home, adding that any decision on the matter would > be announced in the media.He, however, did not comment when asked > whether there are plans to re-constitute the committee to give > representation to some groups. > > When contacted, president of Goa, Daman and Diu Freedom Fighters > Association, Vasant Molio pointed out that registration of Freedom > Fighters was stopped around 1990. "Even a resolution was adopted > to stop further registration, which was later accepted by the Rehabilitation > Board of Freedom Fighters", he said when asked for his comment > on the government's decision to re-open the registration. > > According to him, there are around 742 registered FFs drawing local > pension, of which around 150 have passed away, adding that around > 650 FFs are also drawing Central pension. > --------------------------------------- > HERALD 27/6/03 page 1 > > > > > > > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
