To, Goanet, Chief minister is feigning ignorance about that controversial letter which is dated May 12. If such a letter, having wide reaching ramifications, can take more than 20 days to reach the table of chief minister, that it self shows the state of affairs of our "good" governance. Was the chief minister kept in dark about the letter by the bureaucrats or was it the planned strategy to avoid the hue and cry that would follow. But the fact is, they managed to keep it a closely guarded secret all these days knowing very well the strong reaction it would generate in Goa. In fact, it would have remained underground at least for many more days, had we not exposed it. The SEZ promoters brought this letter to the notice of the high court to support their demand of lifting 'stop work' order by the state government. Just couple of reporters were present in the court when the case was heard yesterday. There was every likelihood that they would have ignored this letter as just a minor matter and, as usual, would have stressed on the order that asked the government to decide on the 'stop work' order within 2 weeks. We came to know about this letter when our reporter made a passing reference to it. We did not waste any further time to flash this news on our network and subsequently all other media gave it the prominence it deserved. Interestingly, state government has suddenly got up from its slumber and holding emergency meetings to find a solution to this issue. If the state government considers this issue of such a high importance, then it would be proper on the part of the government to investigate why this letter was kept secret for all these days.
Niraj Naik Editor, Digital Goa SMS News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:29:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa on deathwatch To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To Goanet - If Cipla, Raheja and other companies are allowed to get equipment back to their SEZ sites, Goa is finished. It could happen in only two weeks. The govt cleverly waited until the onset of monsoons to drop this bomb on us, knowing full well that mobilization of resistance is hard at this time of the year. Also - when did the Goa govt hear of this letter from the Centre? Was it on May 15? Can anyone confirm? If yes, why did it wait for over 2 weeks before letting us know? http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200806022221.htm http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/C5C59C9D72A812176525745C004EB84F? OpenDocument On a sombre note, r ------------------------------
