------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: nelson ferrao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 23 Sep 2007 14:33 Subject: saving Goa -2 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear goanet Readers This is my 2nd series of letter on the above subject and would like to discuss the KEY ISSUES RUINING GOA in detail. 1. CORRUPTION: As i said earlier, it is interlinked with other factors. BUT, THE ARCHITECT OF CORRUPTION AND CRIMINALISATION OF POLTICS IN THE COUNTRY WAS CONGRESS. They HAVE PERFECTED THE ART OVER THE YEARS AND THE DISEASE WAS EXPORTED TO GOA AS WELL. THEIR INITIAL EMMISSARIES WERE THE DELHI BABUS WHO FINALLY CONVERTED OUR OWN POLITICIANS OVER THE YEARS.GOANSWERE EASY PREY DUE TO THEIR TIMID NATURE AND HAD NO REAL SAY IN GOVERNING GOA AFTER LIBERATION. NOW THE SITUATION IS GONE OUT OF HAND AS TO GAIN POWER YOU NEED MONEY TO BUY VOTE, BRIBE PARTY HIARCHY AND KEEP MUSCLE POWER. A FEW YEARS BACK, NOBODY WANTED TO BECOME EVEN A PANCHAYAT MEMBER.NOW, EVERYBODY IS FIGHTING FOR THE SEAT.THE PANCHAYATS AND MUNCIPALITIES HAVE JOINED HANDS WITH POLITICIANS TO FORM A POWERFUL NEXUS THEREBY TAKING THE DISEASE OF CORRUPTION AT GRASSRROT LEVEL. INFACT, THESE BODIES ARE THE MAIN CAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF GOA DUE TO ISSUING ILLIGAL LICENCES FOR UNCONTROLLED BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN RURAL AREAS WHERE THE MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE.PARTLY DUE TO GREED AND IN PART DUE TO SURVIVAL DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN GOA, PEOPLE AT EVERY LEVEL JUSTIFY TAKING BRIBES.I DONT HAVE SOFT CORNER FOR BJP DUE TO THEIR COMMUNAL BIAS. BUT, THEY WERE USING IT FOR VOTE AS THEY COULD NOT MATCH MONEY POWER OF CONGRESS AND WERE PAYING THEM IN THEIR OWN COINS.BUT THE SITUATION IN GOA WAS HYPHED BY CONGRESS OUT OF SHEER DESPERATION AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO LOOSE. INFACT, CONGRESS USED CRORES OF RUPEES WHICH THEY PINCHED FROM PUBLIC TO BRBE VOTERS. 2. GARBAGE: It is unbelievable that in this era and time one has no solution for this problem.Either the concerned authorities are totally primitive or they have no ideas what disaster it can bring. Flies all over the place, mosquitoes, malaria, dengue fever, stray dogs and animals running all over as scavangers. Most surprising of all are the citizens who are quite cool about it and most of all THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WHO SHOULD BE IN THE FOREFRONT TO FIGHT THIS MENANCE. 3. IMMIGRATION: this needs a long discussion on its own.MORE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE, THIS IS OF SINGLEMOST IMPORTANT AND WILL ANNHILATE GOAN IDENTITY ONCE FOR ALL. EVEN THE LONG TERM NONGOANS WHO HAVE SETTLED IN GOA ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT. AFTER ALL, WHY DID THEY SETTLE IN GOA AND NOT IN BIHAR AND UP? THIS HAS GIVEN RISE TO HUTMENTS ALL OVER WHICH IS THE VOTE BANKS FOR THE POLITICIANS- AND THE PRESENT CHIEF MINISTER IS THE MAIN BENEFICIARY- CRIME , PROSTITUTION( THANKS TO PARRIKAR WE GOT RID OF BAINA),DISEASES,PEOPLE DEFECATING ALL OVER,PRESSURE ON INFRASTRUCTURES, SPECIALLY HEALTH AS GOANS CANT EVEN HAVE DECENT BASIC HEALTH CARE IN THEIR OWN STATE -- BUT THE HEALTH MINISTER IS BUSY SETTING UP SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL AND AGAIN DISHING OUT OUR PRIME LAND FOR PROBABLY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS--. IN SHORT OUR POLITICIANS ARE TELLING THE GOANS THAT THEY DONT NEED THEIR VOTE, THEY CAN WIN WITH THE VOTES OF IMMIGRANTS!! CAN WE ADRESS THESE ISSUES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE? YES. THEN HOW IS THE QUESTION. I WILL ADDRESS IT IN MY LAST LETTER. BYE TILL THEN
