[Goanet] Operation Black Wednesday

[Dr. U. G. Barad (M. Pharm., Ph. D.)]

Mr. CM orders magisterial inquiry into Saleli black Wednesday episode is the 
headlines in all local news papers today. Mr. CM needs to be commended for 
his ever first prompt action since past 10 months! In this connection Goans 
would like to ask Mr. CM to let public know as to what are the "Terms of 
Reference" that are given to magisterial inquiry! General opinion demands 
that the inquiry should not be restricted only to locate who killed 
Prithviraj Rane but it should be extended to find out the root causes that 
triggered villagers to brutally kill Rane, what are the various causes that 
prompted villagers to start such a mass movement, how, why and under whose 
instructions police personnel's initiated attack on villagers, why police 
never took any actions on Krishnaji Rane's sons  when they were lifting 
village girls and ladies from the street into their jeep (Reference Gomantak 
Times, dated 30/12/05, front page), why prompt attentions were not given to 
villagers grievances for past so many years, how Krishnaji Rane and his 
infamous sons (I use this words as is used by Saleli Villagers) could 
illegally install so many stone crushers at the site despite hue and cry of 
villagers, was the environmental pollution clearance obtained by Krishnaji 
and sons for their stone crushing activities.  Magisterial inquiry should 
also be asked to find out why these villagers were denied their rightful 
land share even when well settled Mundkar Act is in place! Magisterial 
inquiry should also question Mr. CM as to why he failed in controlling the 
illegal activities in his own constituency and that why he could not attend 
to the growing unrest of Saleli villagers which was brewing since past 5 
years.  Mr. CM you cannot escape from the inquiry. You are accused by Saleli 
villagers that you were showing indifferent attitude to their demands for 
past 5 - 10 years even when you were representing that constituency. Mr. CM 
you are equally questionable and responsible for this mess. Goans feel that 
what Goa witnessed on black Wednesday is nothing but indication of beginning 
of mass movements. Mr. CM should not forget that he cannot fool all the 
people all the time. We Goans are afraid about such mass movements taking 
shape in different parts of Goa since past 10 months. Remember these mass 
moments are just waiting to burst like that of black Wednesday and the first 
victim of such revolt was Prithviraj Rane and injuries to Police personnel. 
Both these actions are of course highly condemnable offence. Mr. CM we don't 
want to see any more Prithviraj Ranes to die or any more police personnel to 
get injured in Goa. 


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