One would have thought those who genuinely battled against the idea of colonialism out of a commitment, wouldn't be campaigning for personal benefit so long after the deed. FN
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may82006/state191919200657.asp Honorarium sought for Goa freedom fighters DH News Service Bangalore: Goa Freedom Fighters' Association on Sunday said that Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy has assured it of re-introducing the scheme of providing honourarium for Goa freedom fighters, hailing from Karnataka. Goa Freedom Fighters' Association on Sunday said that Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy has assured it of re-introducing the scheme of providing honourarium for Goa freedom fighters, hailing from Karnataka. Addressing the fourth convention of Goa Freedom Fighters in Bangalore, the Association President and former minister K M Muniyappa said a delegation from the Association had recently met the CM and urged him to release honourarium to those who had participated in the Goa freedom movement in 1955. Kumaaraswamy directed the officers to review the matter immediately and submit a report, he added. Inaugurating the convention, freedom fighter H S Doreswamy said the then CM S Bangarappa had released honourarium to Goa freedom fighters. But the subsequent governments stopped it on the pretext that most beneficiaries were false claimants who had never participated in the movement. "Due to this move as many as 500 genuine freedom fighters were deprived of the benefits", Doreswamy lamented adding that it was the duty of the state government to honour the satyagrahi's. Justice could be done to the freedom fighters only by identifying them and honouring them, he observed. The convention adopted a resolution seeking the immediate release of the honourarium. The State government should honour the conditions laid down by the then Bangarappa government for the purpose, it urged. Freedom fighters hailing from Belgaum, Uttara Kannada, Bidar, Hubli-Dharwad and Gulbarga districts were present at the convention. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
