On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:28:28 +0530, Goasuraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Reader Speak Herald 24 March, 2004 Stop Campal stadium demolition By: Sandeep Heble. Panjim Ph. 9822489752 In a blind world, the mute/dumb/deaf is king. Or so it seems! With great fanfare, our CM Manohar Parrikar announced that Goa would be a permanent venue of the IFFI and that this Festival would be hosted in November 2004. The entire Film Festival project is today shrouded in a veil of secrecy. No plans have been made public, and those who have dared ask for the same have not been provided with the answers. A classic case of the high and mighty emperor superimposing his own decisions on his subjects whilst keeping them all in ignorance! With barely eight months remaining, nobody really knows what kind of changes will be incorporated in the city and what implications this festival will have on the city and its residents. Strangely, the Corporation of the City of Panjim too has been kept in the dark. The only thing Mr. Parrikar announced at a Press conference held sometime back was that he had many surprises in store for Panjim city. One such surprise the city residents learnt of recently was about the demolition of the Football Stadium at Campal-Panaji to create parking slots for vehicles during the Film Festival. This decision has rightly drawn quite a large amount of protests and flak from the people. Manohar Salazar Parrikar obviously has no love for sports. Instead of diverting the much needed funds to renovate Panaji's only football stadium, he is more interested in destroying it. It is high time city residents and various NGOs act and act fast. The demolition work which has begun must be stopped. The people must agitate! How many more of such surprises or rather rude shocks does the "Emperor" have in store for his subjects? I have learnt from some sources that a large number of kiosks will soon be introduced along the stretch beginning from Kala Academy right unto the Patto Bridge. If true, the Panjim citizens who have preferred to remain blind till date can watch their peaceful and calm city being transformed into a city full of commotion and chaos. The Chief Minister is behaving like a dictator. He thinks he alone knows what is right and wrong for Panjim. He has obviously taken Panjim citizens for granted. And now , not many are opposing the Film Festival in principle. But the least one expects is some degree of transparency. The citizens of the City have a fundamental right to know what will happen in their own backyard. Emperor Parrikar must oblige! COMMENTS: Indeed, thank you Mr. Sandeep Heble. History tells us that such an EMPEROR always had a BIRBAL to take advice from in cases where the Emperor's brain cells were not working. In the case of Emperor Manohar Parrikar, his Birbal is none other than Mr. Nandkumar Kamat. Mr. Nandkumar Kamat had the audacity to tell the T B Cunha hall audience assembled for the meeting convened by PMCA, Panjim on IFFI that he and his students were looking forward to seeing some good films in Panjim in the future. At what cost???. Looks like this particular Birbal has had a mesmerizing effect on the Emperor. And there seems to be other Birbals who are equally having mesmerizing effects on the Emperor's RSS mind. And any bright ideas that will neutralize the present Panjim voter's list in the future so that he may retain his Panjim fiefdom, gets the patient ear. But the Emperor does not know that Birbals are Birbals. They want to take a slice of the huge IFFI cake for themselves and their dependants. And actually, this Emperor goes out of his way to satisfy his Birbals' taste buds. Demolition of Campal Football Stadium is an affront on the Panjim City. This Emperor is hell bent on pleasing his RSS masters in Delhi rather than the people of Goa. HE SHALL BE STOPPED. Floriano Lobo goasuraj. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
