On Feb 9, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> wrote: "The fact remains that there was no movement or demand for special status. There was no pressure exerted on Nehru to keep his promise. They were all frogs in a small pond.
Goans had another opportunity in 1967 after the opinion polls.They should have struck when the iron was hot, but again frittered away the opportunity. The sad and bitter truth is that the goans themselves are responsible for todays sorry state. So long as Goa was a Union Territory, governance was far better. The real deterioration started after Goa became a full fledged state in 1987. One needs to look at Sikkim. They have laws, rules and regulations that protect the local population. And this state does not have the educational, financial and literacy levels of Goa. Response: 1: I will not comment on Sikkim as I do not know enough about it. I will restrict my comments to Goa 2: What specifically about pre1987 Goa was better than post1987? 3: We seem to forget that whoever was in power in Goa, the same power brokers were in charge. And whatever the party labels, the chaps in charge (Rane, Parrikar etc) were/still MGP. 4: Power is what it is. The chaps in power kept Goans busy with one contrived or environmental problem after another. 5: Then came a double dose of the BJP (read MGP + RSS minus caste) ....centre and state (likely to repeat soon).......plus The Konkan Railway and the Concrete chaps (read Land mafia). 6: And you wanted whom to do what? All the above having been noted, please give us your take on how governance in Goa was better antes 1987. Here is a small item you can research: IF one wanted to purchase and install (say a 100000 Rs) machine at a public institution in Goa, How would one go about it? On another day: The steps to the swipe of Goa. jc
