A lot of support was shown by many MLAs from various political parties prior
to the recently concluded Assembly Session (Feb 13-17, 2006) with regard to
amendment to the Official Language Act section 2 (c). Did any of these MLAs
either table the amendment bill or raise the
issue as a private members' bill at zero hours in the house at the Session?
If so, could someone please update us on this forum?
Dev borem korum.
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
godfrey gonsalves ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on Feb. 12, 2006!
"According to information just recieved the sensitive
amendment to the Official Language Act section 2(c) is
also likely to be considered now that the meeting at
Azad Maidan in Goa and Karnataka has already stirred
the hornets nest. It is left to the MLA's like
Francisco DSouza, Mapusa or Mathany Saldhana,
Cortalim (subjudice) from the Opposition benches to
either table the amendment bill to embarrass the
ruling coalition INC NCP MGP Independent or raise the
issue as a private members bill or at zero hours to
ascertain the mind of the ruling coalition on the
issue. Alternatively the MLAs viz Agnelo Fernandes,
Calangute Aleixo Sequeira, Loutolim Giovanni Karl Vaz,
Mormugao Victoria R. Fernandes St. Cruz Francisco
Silveira, St. Andre could table the amendment for the
ruling dispensation. A welcome move of the whole
revival of the agitation 19 years that the Deputy
Chief Minister Dr Wilfred A De Souza MLA Saligao of
the Nationalist Congress Party and the coalition
partner has publicly stated that he alongwith his
other party MLA would support the amendment if tabled
in the house at this session."
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