In today's HERALD there is an incendiary article titled "A wake up call" by Diana Pinto. It says: < "It was only the people's protest that saved Goa from destruction through the Regional Plan 2011. Again in the case of the SEZs it is only when the people came out in the streets to assert their collective will that the Chief Minister cared to look at the issue seriously. **Even today the government has not cared to institute an independent, objective enquiry.** No wonder trust in the government has sunk to such abysmal levels; the people look upon any project with suspicion and mistrust."> First of all, this seems symptomatic of the Ready Fire Aim (RFA) syndrome. Instigate opposition, get people out on the street and when the government backs down, ask for an 'independent enquiry'. The funny thing is that the onus is placed on the government, which is supposedly mistrusted, to come up with one!
What's going on here? It's obvious that the opponents have some preconceived notions, justified by "mistrust and suspicion of government", and they resort to unseemly agitations in a knee jerk reaction which end up spoiling Goa's good name. Goans should see through this diabolical game and try to nip it in the bud (no puns intended).
