----- Original Message ----- From: goasuraj To: The Goan Forum ; GOANCAUSES ; www.goa-world.com -Goa's Pride ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: VRS or RSS ???
6th. February, 2004 For Kind Favour of Publication. PRESS STATEMENT: The recent "lollipop" of VRS offered to Government Servants by Mr. Manohar Parrikar, apparent Chief Minister of Goa and hidden RSS member requires to be examined carefully before sucking on it. Empirical data available with the renowned Mumbai based Tata Institute of Social Sciences, the Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, and other reliable studies on the plight of employees (notably industrial workers) who have availed of such schemes in neighbouring Maharashtra reveal that VRS schemes lead to breakdown of families, social conflict, increase in alcoholism, gambling, other vices, and financial ruin through faulty investments in rosy sounding ventures. These studies reveal that in some cases VRS schemes have been the root cause in eventually reducing people to utter penury and even begging on the streets in extreme cases. In the context of existing labour legislation, VRS is only permissible if there is to be a reduction in Establishment. Mr Manohar Parrikar owes it to the people of Goa to clarify whether the aim of the VRS is to reduce the Establishment and/or the obligations/services of the Government. If the Government does not intend to reduce its Establishment, it would be logical to doubt the very raison d' etre behind the VRS. Could it be that Mr. Manohar Parrikar is trying to get rid of the current Government employees so that opportunities emerge for him to recruit in their place pliable members of the Sangh Parivar ? The Goa Su-Raj Party is reminded of the Marathi expression "Dheed Shahana" (clever by half) and is led to wonder whether this expression is applicable to Mr. Manohar Parrikar and the coalition Government that he heads. Or perhaps Mr. Manohar Parrikar is not aware that "Ajeeb hai yeh Goa ke log". Remember, that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Is this the road to Godhra?? for Goa Su-Raj Party. (Gerald Fernandes) Spokesperson The Editor, Herald, Navhind Times, Gomantak Times, Tarun Bharat, Goa Today, Sunaprant, Gomantak, Pudhari, Navprabha, Deccan Herald. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
