From: Nelson Lopes Subject: [Goanet] Feast of blessed Fr Agnelo Thousands of devotees throng the hillock on the occasion of the feast. The frequency of buses on the route the ,being the only public transport was woefully inadequate, Hundreds of faithful were left stranded. Their route buses were packed like sardines Why the private transport strangulated and denied permits? Alternative rapid, frequent arrangements was not the substitute. The return trip for devotees of the South Goa was a nightmare to enter and hours of wait in patience. There should have special busses to and fro for south Goa faithful having denied permits to private transport carriers. ---------------- GL responds: Likely this scenario is not new to Goa. These arrangements for transportation for the event should have been months in the making. Who organizes these feasts? I would lay the blame on: the Catholic Church, the Pillar Fathers, the panchayat of the region, and yes the tourism department of Goa that spends crores on advertising Goa in the capitals of Europe. Blessed Agnelo is in line to become Goa's second saint. These arrangements are a forerunner to events in Goa. I am sure some Goans will insist to have the Pope come down to Goa to canonize the saint ..... or claim racial discrimination?
Will the MLAs of the ruling party or the opposition raise and find solution to these transportation issues in the Goa legislature? Regards, GL
