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You should know better than to provide a link to a blogspot that has cowards hiding in their presumed anonymity. Some of these 'worthies' would not post on the now suddenly defunct "goajourno" or other group where one has to state one's name. Granted that the one who has written the editorial in the oHERALDo has not done his/her/its research. [The author cannot be Robyn because the English in the edit actually makes sense and is properly punctuated. Could it be Zuz Art or some other Fantasy writer?]. Digamber is known to have personal interest in the Construction and Real estate business [If I am not mistaken, even his wife is a Director in a construction firm]. He also has more than a passing interest in mining. Having said that, he is still the best candidate for the post of CM from among the elected forty MLAs who will be sworn in later today. More of my views can be read at page A8 of the GT today. Dr. Nandkumar Kamat has stated the facts this time. It is not often that the two of us see eye to eye in recent years. On Digamber, we agree for now. Unlike many journos posting on Penpricks, Nandkumar has been involved in politics and has been advisor to Mummy during her brief stint as a minister. It has been a sort of a symbiosis that persists. The CM is already reaching out to the people of Goa. It was not possible for the GBA to get an appointment with CM Rane, inspite of a written request and discussions with the CS on the point. From Digamber, the aproach starts from the other end. At the GBA, we hope to bring the issue of Regional Plan to the discussion table with the professionals [town planners, architects, engineers, social engineers, foresters, agriculturists, groundwater hydrographers, industrialists, hoteliers, builders, etc] Councillors, Panchas, and other stakeholders. The users have a stake in the development planning, it cannot be left to the town planners and the TCPB to do it all by themselves. Can someone tell me when was the last time any CM thought about such a process to develop a regional plan for Goa?? Does anyone notice the Save Goa Front and UGDP supporting the official candidate for the post of the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly against Parrikar's Laxmikant Parsekar and Anil Salgaocar, thereby completely isolating the BJP's 14 man army [with not a single lady in it] ?? Parrikar has 13 supporters in the BJP...may be it is time for him to get superstitious!! Perhaps, Mario Cabral e Sa also will have his answers in the election of the Speaker while Parrikar gets what he is asking for, but one step down, Deputy Speaker from the smaller opposition parties like the SGF. Viva Goa. Miguel posted by Pen Pricks @ 17:52 0 Comments Monday, 11 June 2007 NOW, NANDAKUMAR KAMAT RIVALS HERALD IN JOURNALISTIC TOMFOOLERY This is precisely why the media needs to be watched. Immediately after Madgaonkar Digambar Kamat was appointed chief minister, editors and 'respected' columnists have gone on full steam to project his shiny pate as the 8th wonder in the world, after the Taj Mahal. For someone who hopped parties twice, both times at critical junctures. For someone who ousted a deputy superintendent of police for arresting his kin among other things, both THE NAVHIND TIMES and OHERALDO have been going about licking his pate to a never before sparkle. It is disenchanting to see the physically as well as verbally overbearing (sic) scientist Nandakumar Kamat hopping on to the Kamat bandwagon. We are very certain the common surname (KAMAT) has nothing to do with his opinion on Digambar. Perhaps the scientific bent of mind, leaned a bit too abnormally this time. And the Herald phew... read on http://oheraldo.in/node/25428 Let him work First and foremost Herald would like to congratulate Digamber Kamat (is it a newspaper's job to congratulate?), who has been chosen by the elected representatives to become the Chief Minister of Goa. Irrespective of the disparaging comments made by the leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar, that Digamber Kamat, will be a dummy Chief Minister, the people of Goa should give him a chance and judge him by his actions rather than other people's statements. And there is reason behind this - he is coming in without any encumbrances. He does not have any son, daughter or nephew to foster. Secondly he does not have any hidden agenda, which is namely to pander to any powerful lobby namely the builders or some other vested interest. (And guess who runs a real estate firm? Has anyone checked Diggy's affidavit filed before the Election Commission?) And thirdly, he in the past has shown his genuine love for Goa when he was the Minister for Art and Culture when at certain functions he has openly stated that "he will do his uttermost to promote Goan culture.'' (Can you beat that? The editor actually believes in the slush Menino Peres and his gang generates at the Department of Information office. How dangerously naïve or criminally ignorant can the editor get? ) Can any of his detractors who call him dummy or for that matter any of his enemies who are vying for that post can recall and state they made similar remarks. (What what what? Even Babush says he loves Goa for god sake!!!) One of the contenders for the Chief Ministers post was actually responsible for the destruction of Goa by granting large scale permission for the conversion of fields. And the other critic, who loves to label people but cannot accept criticism was also responsible for the destruction of Goa with his craze for mega events which opened the flood gates for migrants. (Monte hill... The slum colony in Margao for which Diggy is responsible) But irrespective of the diverse comments and doubts about the Chief Minister elect, Goa should give this man a chance. No doubt the tasks before him are many but they are not insurmountable. In fact if they are tackled with determination and vigour they can be solved immediately. As the Chief Minister rightly said "my aim is to make Goa the best place to stay in.'' No doubt these are the wishes of all the people, Goans staying locally and overseas, and everyone wants the same of the state and the administration to do it. Mog asundi, MIGUEL BRAGANZA, Mhapsa Horticulturist/Editor/Columnist Botanical Society of Goa
